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"Simon Cowell reportedly &amp;quot;moved heaven and earth&amp;quot; trying to convince Cheryl Cole to make a return to The X Factor UK. Following her shock departure from the American version&amp;#039;s judging panel, the music mogul attempted to convince Cole to take up her old position - even agreeing to double her salary, according to reports. However, The Mirror claims that Cowell has hit back at reports that he was solely behind the decision to replace the &amp;#039;Promise This&amp;#039; star with Nicole Scherzinger. An X Factor show producer is quoted as saying: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s been a tough week for everyone involved with the series, not just Cheryl. Simon feels he has been made to look like the bad guy in all of this, when all he&amp;#039;s done is offer someone a job. &amp;quot;He moved heaven and earth for that girl - effectively offering to double her salary to take up a role on the UK show. Discussions were ongoing the whole time she was in America but then suddenly she went off-radar and the conversations stopped. &amp;quot;The truth is Cheryl was never herself on the US show - and it came across on camera. There was nothing anybody could do about it and the reality is the decision to remove Cheryl from the US panel was never Simon&amp;#039;s alone,&amp;quot; the insider continued. &amp;quot;He was not the axeman - it was a group decision. &amp;quot;Obviously he feels responsible for Cheryl and regrets the way some of this has played out. But at the same time, Simon won&amp;#039;t be losing sleep over someone who has just rejected a multi-million pound job offer.&amp;quot; Reports have claimed that Cole declined to enter into discussions about a possible return to the judging panel and has continued to ignore attempts at contact by Cowell.  &amp;gt; Cheryl Cole &amp;#039;not Simon Cowell&amp;#039;s new Sinitta&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Gary Barlow &amp;#039;disappointed at Cheryl Cole X Factor exit&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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