News of the World article

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds17748.html

Sharon Osbourne is close to being axed from the next series of The X Factor, according to the News of the World today.

Osbourne's future on the show is uncertain after a furious row with the show's creator, Simon Cowell, and a verbal attack on the competition's winner, Steve Brookstein, during last week's final.

Although ITV bosses want Sharon to return, the final decision rests with Cowell.

An ITV source told the newspaper, "It's Simon's show and he gets what he wants. He wasn't happy at all with Sharon's behaviour last week. There's no way he wants a loose cannon like that associated with his show.

"Simon told them it was a complete nightmare, but they pleaded with him to reconsider or at least hold off until the new year. So a decision will be made in the next few weeks but it doesn't look good."

Simon said, "I can confirm that we did receive a record number of complaints about Sharon and as a result her future on X Factor is undecided."

The newspaper also claims that, for the second series, Cowell is planning to invite a guest judge onto the show each week, in the style of American Idol.

Probably not true, but here's hoping....

I do hope it's true and that she isn't invited back. Watched Simon on the Frank Skinner show and he said that the more he watches the replay of it, the more jaw dropping it gets.

Although the ITV bosses want her back (because of TV ratings presumably) I do think she's too much of a loose cannon and it's unacceptable, to be a judge who can use her position to take out personal vendettas against an act on a live show. If she can't keep her judges hat on, then she is unable to do the job properly and shouldn't be invited back. What pleases me more though, is that, (if article is true) Simon also finds it unacceptable.

I forgot to say on the last post, I hate the idea of the American Idol guest judges though - they are always so insipid (with a few exceptions), and trying to please. Plus having them on the show encourages theme weeks, which I thought X Factor did well to avoid this time (ie unlike Pop Idol - things like the Elton John week were a big mistake in my opinion).

Statements like that are rather worrying because it leaves it open to suggestion that, because he won, the show was rigged.

No I don't think it does.I just think her personal verbal assault on Steve was totally unacceptable.They can't be sure that she will act in a professional manner.

We do that anyway regardless of that statement. Right from PI1 and the other similar type shows, we've had people suggesting the show was rigged in favour of an act. If the eventual winner turns out to be someone else whom a judge (like Simon) didn't wax lyrical people look at other angles for a conspiracy.

I didn't see it. Why was it worse than Simon's own, often biting comments or describing Steve as resembling Fred West?

Why did anyone think that this wife of a fading rock star would be a suitable judge ??

I sure hope Sharon is not a judge in X Factor 2. She doesn't deserve to be, if she verbally attacks a contestant, for her own pleasure, to try and make herself look so good. Well it didn't work, looks like it may have backfired on her If Sharon didn't like Steve's performances, fair enough, she was there to judge him on that, not what she believed to be his character, to try and sway the voters not to vote for him I don't care how many loved up Sharon butt lickers there are, I know that I am not one of them. The woman, is just a mad, sad over exposed idiot in my eyes.

As for the poster who mentioned Louis's, Fred West remark, well as much as I dislike Louis, he did have the decency to apologise for the remark, wheather it was a sincere apology or not, who knows, but he did apologise. Sharon hasn't, she has just tried to makes excuses for her behaviour, well there are no escuses for her behaviour She was totally out of order and she knows it.

Sorry for being out of the loop. What were Sharon's excuses?

No it doesnt. It implies that his company makes the show, therefore he has the final say.

Rigging telephone votes is a very different thing to Producing the show....

Someone posted a link to a Daily Mail article on this forum, with Sharon stating why she said what she said, some dispute backstage with Steve ( Sharon's version giving that reason to not apologise ), I have heard Steve's version, from his own mouth on one of his many interviews. I know who I choose to believe. But that is neither here nor there, as, as I have already stated, Sharon was there in the capacity of judge and impartial judge the week of the final may I add she was there to say what she thought of the performances of the acts, not anything personal.

If she had a personal beef with Steve, she should have had a quite word with Steve, away from other people and camera's, which would have been the adult thing to do, but you can't often put the name Sharon Osbourne and adult in the same sentence. So if Sharon is not asked to return to X Factor 2, it is of her own doing. Good riddence to her I say.

Also you made a reference to 'Simon's biting comments'. What biting comments can I ask, as far as I could see, Simon only complimented or critisised acts, which was what he was there for, to give his verdicts on them. Did he do personal attacks on the acts ??

Okeydoke. But doesn't she provide a lot of the entertainment and therefore lures in viewers?

She may entertain you, but I have never found her entertaining, neither did a lot of people who took the time to complain about her attitude to Steve. I think she is just a sad old hasbeen. But whatever floats your boat I suppose.

My point is not a personal one. Just that many people do find her interesting to watch and may not be as interested if she is replaced by an insipid set of guest stars (following on from what the poster said about American idol). I'm not remotely entertained, for instance, by Louis Walsh or Pete Waterman.

It's reported that there were 300 complaints out of nearly 10 million viewers. Doesn't seem that overwhelming to me. But if she goes, she goes.

I hope she stays, love her or hate her, she's given us plenty to post about on here, I really don't want nodding dogs as judges next time.

Thank you for putting that better than me!

I would say 300 complaints is a high number. Let's face it, however much we dislike something, how many of us feel strongly enough to pick up the 'phone to complain? But 300 people did.

But its 0.003% or something. And there isn't a line for people who may not like Sharon loads but find Louis Walsh quite boring.

I agree that Louis Walsh isn't an asset to the show, and was equally unprofessional in the Fred West comment etc. However, it was the venom and totally unprofessional approach Sharon showed on the final show that was the issue.

With all due respect, you really ought to see if you can watch it and see if you change your mind. I had been quite undecided on Sharon until that moment - definitely didn't have strong views, but I now don't think she should be on the next series. Fair enough if you change your mind after seeing it, as not everyone thinks the same, but I would definitely recommend you see it if you can grab a copy from somewhere.

I wonder if it will be repeated because I agree I may well be shocked when (if) I see it. I suppose they won't show it on clips programmes if it was that insulting.

I know, I thought that too.

It'll probably be shown at some point though - just not on an official X Factor clips show.

Bye Sharon. Don't let the door hit your plastic, unprofessional, hypocritical, bullying arse on the way out. Actually, go ahead and let it. You have managed the remarkable acheivement of being even more unpopular that Louis Walsh. Well done.