LA Reidthe new X Factor judge?

Record producer LA Reid, 55, has reportedly signed up to be a judge on the second series of the American version of The X Factor.

Record producer LA Reid, 55, has reportedly signed up to be a judge on the second series of the American version of The X Factor, following the exit of fellow judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, the Hollywood Reporter said. Singers Beyonce Knowles and Mariah Carey also have been talked about as possible new panelists.