{"id":134015,"date":"2015-07-13T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T12:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=134015"},"modified":"2015-07-13T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T12:33:45","slug":"simon-cowell-to-attend-%e2%80%8ex-factor-auditions-after-mothers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/simon-cowell-to-attend-%e2%80%8ex-factor-auditions-after-mothers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell to attend \u200e&#8217;X Factor&#8217; auditions after mother&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Auditions for the new season of ITV talent show <em>The X Factor U.K.<\/em> \u200eare set to start on Wednesday, with creator and judge Simon Cowell attending following the death of his mother on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Auditions were originally set to begin on Monday, but producers announced a delay due to the death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe can confirm that The X Factor auditions scheduled for Tuesday have been canceled,&#8221; said a spokesman for the show in an update late Monday night. &#8220;We will now start auditions in Manchester on Wednesday and Thursday this week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cowell will attend the Wednesday and Thursday auditions, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The judges for the U.K. show are Cowell,<strong> Cheryl Fernandez-Versini<\/strong>, <strong>Rita Ora<\/strong>and Nick Grimshaw.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Source:\u00a0THR.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auditions for the new season of ITV talent show The X Factor U.K. \u200eare set to start on Wednesday, with creator and judge Simon Cowell attending following the death of his mother on Sunday. 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