Rihanna turned down a place on the judging panel of The X Factor.
The S&M singer woud have loved to accept the offer of a role on the US version of the show by head panellist Simon Cowell, but cannot appear when it launches later this year because of her hectic touring schedule.
“Yes, it’s something that I would have loved to do, actually. But our schedule doesn’t allow and it’s a demanding schedule to be on that show,” Rihanna said.
“You have to be around months at a time, which is impossible for me.”
Judges on the show have to go from city to city deciding which singers
will go through to the next stage of the competition, then act as mentor to a number of acts and judge the live TV show on a weekly basis.
will go through to the next stage of the competition, then act as mentor to a number of acts and judge the live TV show on a weekly basis.So far only Simon Cowell and music industry executive L.A. Reid have been confirmed for the panel.
Other stars linked to the show have included Cheryl Cole who stars on the UK version of the program Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Simpson and Katy Perry.
Simon has admitted to having sleepless nights over the final line up.
“The truth is that the reason we haven’t announced the panel yet is that nobody can agree,” he said.
“You make a decision, then you get nervous about it, then you wake up in the middle of the night saying, ‘I’ve made a terrible mistake.’ You call everybody the following day to say you’ve changed your mind and then 24 hours later you go through the same process again.”
Meanwhile, preliminary auditions have been held in Los Angeles, Miami and New York.
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that he and his stunning girlfriend have no immediate plans to start a family, despite Anna gushing about how great a dad he would make.
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soul. Having grown up with two older sisters I have a deep respect for women. Sex and feeling for me go hand in hand,” he said.
student Stifler in the American Pie franchise, and fans have struggled to separate him from this alter ego.
of unparalleled wealth and technology creation since the 1980’s, the poverty rate in our country is the highest it has been in 51 years. That takes us to the early 1960’s. Shame on all of us who otherwise take pride in the achievements of this rich and powerful nation.
meltdown of 2008 which came from the orgy of gambling by the richest among us and the generational recession that it wrought and now the agenda of cuts on the backs of the neediest in America, we are the precipice of losing the very fabric that makes us strong.
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and put on glasses. I wore a tux with a bow tie. Unfortunately, people don’t know Yves Saint Laurent, and they thought I was the guy in the Six Flags commercial.”
of who you are and not worrying a lick about what other people think, really. I feel fortunate that I’ve never had to be anything other than myself,” she said.
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and always have a variety of things, salads, roasts, pastas, fish whatever is in season and looks good at the market. I have training and access to fresh food, so cooking for me is easy. I think it should be the right of everyone to have the same knowledge and access.”