ii ▁Min og ue . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁reported ▁that ▁Brown ▁was ▁off ▁the ▁chain ▁and ▁b anned ▁from ▁jud ging ▁on ▁Australia ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁after ▁Seven , ▁the ▁Australian ▁TV ▁network ▁that ▁air s ▁The ▁X ▁F actor , ▁file d ▁suit ▁to ▁prevent ▁Brown ▁from ▁appearing ▁on ▁any ▁rival ▁networks . ▁The ▁judge ▁ruled ▁that ▁Brown ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁contract ▁with ▁Seven ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁thus ▁prevent ing ▁her ▁from ▁appearing ▁on ▁a ▁program ▁a ired ▁by ▁another ▁network ▁until ▁after ▁that ▁date . ▁The ▁N ine ▁Network ▁confirmed ▁rum ours ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁h ired ▁former ▁Sp ice ▁Girl ▁Ger i ▁Hal li well ▁to ▁replace ▁Brown . ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁I TV 2 ▁drama ▁series ▁Secret ▁Di ary ▁of ▁a ▁Call ▁Girl . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁acting ▁in ▁the ▁L if etime ▁movie ▁Tw elve ▁Tre es ▁of ▁Christmas . ▁From ▁August ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁tele vised ▁dan cing ▁show , ▁Ste pping ▁Out , ▁alongside ▁ch ore ograph ers ▁Wayne ▁S leep ▁and ▁Jason ▁Gard iner . ▁That ▁month , ▁Brown ▁released ▁her ▁first ▁single ▁in ▁eight ▁years , ▁" For ▁Once ▁in ▁My ▁Life ", ▁from ▁her ▁un t itled ▁and ▁un re leased ▁third