Paula Abdul is leaving Fox’s The X Factor.
So is fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger.
And so is host Steve Jones.
Sources near the show confirm all three stars will not return for X Factor‘s second season next fall, though Fox has only officially acknowledged the departure of Jones and Scherzinger. The stunning X Factor exodus marks a dramatic day of network reality show bloodletting.
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