Paula Abdul

Project: The X Factor USA

While we understand the need to replace certain celebrities for money management reasons or to bring in someone more popular, it still is quite disheartening to see that even beloved public figures such as Paula Abdul could get booted from a show. Most of us know that she left American Idol amicably, but with The X Factor this was certainly not the case. The decision rested squarely on Simon Cowell’s shoulders, but he did work with an entire team to go through what could be improved upon when it came to the show. Unfortunately, their verdict was that Abdul’s role was no longer relevant to the program’s progress.

It is worth noting that she was a mentor on The X Factor, but the contestants she worked with often got eliminated from the competition early on. Along with some of the controversies she has faced as part of the program, things concluded with her getting the axe.