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“Even though she can be really, really annoying – I truly enjoyed working with her and so did the artists.”

- Simon Cowell, on fellow X Factor judge Demi Lovato, who will return for season 3 of the Fox reality competition, in a statement

“I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other judges and I am so proud of my teens but it’s time for me to get back in the studio.”

- Britney Spears, who will not return for another season of The X Factor, in a statement

“She really, really is a tough little thing. I know she plays the ‘I’ve been bullied’ [card] – trust me, this one gives as good as she gets.”

- Simon Cowell, dishing on his X Factor cohost Demi Lovato, to PEOPLE

Celeb Quote of the Week #1

“May I say, Khloé, you’re looking very sexy tonight. I think the air conditioning’s on high tonight. It’s very distracting.”

– Simon Cowell, to his new X Factor host, who gave a little nipple action during their live show

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“I’ll definitely be wearing [the nail polish] starting soon. It’s a conversation starter: ‘Hey, why is your pinky blue?’ ‘This is a pinky promise that I’m not going to bully people, that me and my friends are ganging up for good.’”

- Demi Lovato, whose new role as an ambassador for Secret’s “Mean Stinks” campaign asks girls to pledge to have a “Drama Free School Year” and end bullying, to PEOPLE

“You’re like Vanilla Ice meets Lauryn Hill meets West Side Story.”

- Britney Spears, to a contestant during her X Factor debut

“Khloé is definitely up there in [the] running.”

- Simon Cowell, on the possibilities of reality star Khloé Kardashian joining X Factor as host of season 2, on The Ellen Degeneres Show

“I wanna know who let you on stage.”

- Britney Spears, who says her judging style is very subtle, to an X Factor contestant in a new promo (here with fellow judge Demi Lovato)

“Britney’s a pro. She’s going to give great advice!”

- The Voice’s Christina Aguilera, welcoming X Factor star Britney Spears to the world of televised singing competitions, at a press conference

“You kind of think she is going to be very confident, but in real life she’s shy.”

-  Simon Cowell, on fellow X Factor judge Britney Spears