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Entertainment   3. TV  Simon Cowell says Nicole Scherzinger was
fired because of Cheryl Cole concerns  See also  Simon Cowell
has revealed that Nicole Scherzinger's exit from "The X Factor"
U.K. was not voluntary on her part. In an interview with The
Sun, Cowell essentially said that Scherzinger was forced out of
or fired from the show because he did not want her and Cheryl
Cole on the same judging panel.  "I didn’t think the two of them
would work well together," Cowell said.  Scherzinger has not yet
made an official comment about her "X Factor" exit.  On March
10, 2014, Cole and Cowell confirmed reports that Cole has
returned to "The X Factor" U.K. judging panel in 2014. On her
Instagram account, she posted a photo of herself with her hands
around Simon Cowell's neck, with this accompanying message:
"GUESS WHAT!!.. I'm baaaacccckkkkk!!!! #iMayActuallyRingHisNeck
#XFactor2014 #leggooo."  Cowell tweeted on March 10, 2014: “It’s
official! Cheryl is back.