Cowell singles out Usher and Abdul for 'X Factor' spots

Simon Cowell has admitted Usher and Paula Abdul are in the frame for judging roles on ‘The X Factor’.

The music mogul admits he has been bombarded with requests by celebrities desperate to sit on the panel with him when the star-search contest launches in the US this year and singled out the ‘OMG’ hitmaker and his former fellow ‘American Idol’ star as current contenders for the jobs.