X Factor Faked Scenes In New Series

It has been reported that X Factor bosses have been forced to admit they faked scenes in the new series of the TV show.

It’s emerged that some of the action was staged to make good telly including a discussion between Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne about bringing Louis Walsh back onto the show.

At a press launch for the show yesterday, ITV’s director of entertainment Paul Jackson said that producers had used pick up shots to film judges’ reactions to Brian Friedman’s departure from the show and Louis Walsh’s subsequent reinstatement.

In one scene, Simon Cowell is seen pulling the executive producer aside and telling him that the new judging panel is “just not working”.

Jackson said that “Everyone at The X Factor and ITV takes this issue of trust incredibly seriously; I don’t believe we have ever done anything on any of these shows to deceive the public or mislead the public.

Simon was asked to guarantee that none of the contestants on the show was an actor. Simon replied and said that “Every single person is genuine and believing most importantly, that they can win this competition,” he insisted. “I’m pretty much a hundred percent certain that they were all genuine.”

Will you be following this years X Factor which is due to begin this Saturday at 7.40pm on ITV1?

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