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Jennel Garcia and Jessica Espinoza were the stand out performances during "The X Factor" boot camp but for different reasons.

The 18-year-old Justin Bieber paid tribute to a deceased fan despite having to leave the stage twice because of a stomach ailment during his concert Saturday.

Freddie Combs, a contestant on "The X Factor" who now weighs 540 pounds, once appeared on a TLC reality-television show.

Gene Simmon's daughter Sophie wants to be her "own person" but brought her famous father to "X Factor" audition.

Dinah Jane Hansen echoed Beyonce during her 2012 "X Factor" audition.

Jeffrey Adam Gutt sang "Hallelujah" during his "X Factor" performance and stunned judges included doubtful Simon Cowell.

The newest episode of Fox’s hit musical show “Glee” was dubbed “Britney 2.0” and featured some of the pop superstar’s biggest hits

Diamond White was one of the best singers to audition on Wednesday night’s episode of “The X Factor” in San Francisco.

The final roster of ?American Idol? judges has been announced, with Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban officially joining Mariah Carey as the replacements for the departed Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Randy Jackson, who has been a host on the show since its inception, will return after rumors surfaced that he?d be leaving the show.

Jillian Jensen preformed on Wednesday night's premiere of "The X Factor" and choked up hard-knock judge Simon Cowell for the first time in his career. The music tycoon even admitted to crying and being speechless at the end of the show when he was talking to the other judges.

Lady Gaga shaved her head on Wednesday. But it was not in a 2007 Britney Spears fashion, when the pop princess shaved her head completely bald

Britney Spears has had rough time getting back on the straight and narrow over the past few years, but now that she has secured a coveted spot as a celebrity judge on the reality TV show "The X Factor," the star seems ready to clean up her act. Spears is allegedly taking her new job so seriously that she and her team have banned all alcohol backstage, as well as in the her hotel room.

"The X Factor" premiered its second season Wednesday evening, and one group of singers really stood out above the rest. L.A. Reid, Simon Cowell, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato were all in awe after one performance, and its definitely a group you'll want to keep an eye out for. So, who had the crowd standing up and dancing and all four judges saying 'yes?' Emblem3!

Simon Cowell arguably turned out to be the breakout star from "American Idol" and now he's making headlines on his newer show that appears on FOX Wednesday nights, "The X Factor."

Britney Spears tried her best to learn the moves of South Korean pop star Psy, on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" earlier this week.

Relax, your childhood memories are safe: Tom Kenny, the actor who voices SpongeBob Squarepants in the eponymous television series, is not dead after all. He's simply the latest celebrity to fall victim to the ridiculous Twitter death-hoax machine.

Reality television just keeps getting classier and classier. Just when "Jersey Shore" and "Real Housewives of New Jersey" make it seem like the art form was at the absolute bottom -- or top, depending on one's opinion -- Demi Lovato of "The X Factor" spit into fellow judge Simon Cowell's hand.

Rapper 50 Cent is alive despite persistent rumors to the contrary on Twitter and throughout the Internet. The incorrect news that he had passed away came about in the wake of the death of his manager Chris Lighty.

One Direction fans had a rough couple of days when singer Zayn Malik deleted his Twitter account...only to return two days later.

When Elton John tore apart Madonna in an interview with an Australian paper earlier this month fans all over the world knew it was only a matter of time before the pop star responded. Earlier this week Madonna told a concert audience she “forgave” John, who criticized her only after Madonna trashed Lady Gaga. Since the flap began fans have started wondering if Madonna, who has seen her fame decline since her peak, is jealous of Lady Gaga.

Is Denzel Washington dead? No. But the veteran actor is the latest victim of a death hoax orchestrated by Twitter. Washington, star of "Man on Fire" and "Malcolm X," is alive and well.