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‘X Factor’s Jennel Garcia Angry She Followed Demi Lovato’s Advice

Eleanore Hutch — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:44:12 +0000

After Jennel’s shocking elimination from ‘The X Factor’ on Nov. 15, she vowed that it’s ‘time for me to show the world who I really am.’ Distraught, she admitted she felt Demi turned her into something she wasn’t and audiences didn’t like it. Do you think Demi was a poor mentor to Jennel?

Jennel Garcia became the latest victim to get the ax from The X Factor, as the judges chose to save Paige Thomas instead of her after a dramatic sing off. Jennel, who has vowed to pursue her dream of becoming a star, says that she now wants to shake off the image that she was given by her mentor Demi Lovato, as she feels she “was letting Demi do what she wanted.” Meow!

Jennel told HollywoodLife.com, “The makeup; the hair; the heels; that wasn’t necessarily me and I was letting Demi do what she wanted, and I was going to listen to her no matter what because she’s my mentor and I trust her.”

Jennel also regrets not pushing Demi more on the song choice of “Proud Mary,” which she believes is the reason why she was went home.

“I really put up a fight about singing ‘Proud Mary’ because the other song we were working on was ‘You Oughta Know’ by Alanis Morissette, which is way more me than ‘Proud Mary,’ but everyone disagreed and said ‘Proud Mary’ was the one. Clearly it was not, so I was right. I should’ve stuck up for myself more. I should have given them a piece of my mind, much more than I did, but I didn’t because I wanted to be good and cooperative.”

Wow – Jennel is so open about her disappointment with Demi’s choices. While she says she trusted her mentor, she seems to be leaving the blame for her elimination in Demi’s hands. Is this fair?

Jennel, in spite of the outcome, says that this is not the end for her. “My voice is going to be heard. I’m going to fight for what I’ve worked for my whole life.” We wish you luck, but whatever you do next Jennel, just don’t bite the hand that fed you!

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do you think it is Demi’s fault that Jennel went home? Should Jennel be blaming Demi?

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– Reporting by Billy Nilles, Written by Eleanore Hutch

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‘X Factor’ Results: Two Acts Are Eliminated & Taylor Swift Performs

Hollywood Life Staff — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:10:49 +0000

Even thought the Nov. 15 ‘X Factor’ results show was somewhat predictable, Taylor Swift hit the stage and made up for the lackluster Top 10 reveal.

Mario Lopez started off the show by kicking Lyric145 to the curb, to the surprise of… well, no one. Co-host Khloe Kardashian did her job and acted like she was upset for them, but we know better. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez sadly passed away a long time ago and we sure as hell don’t need her replaced. (Sorry!)

Taylor Swift took the stage with “State of Grace” off her new album Red, and looked adorable as usual. I heard rumors she and One Direction hottie Harry Styles were flirting up a storm backstage. (I would have liked to see that instead.)

Nevertheless, the two acts who sang for survival were Jennel Garcia and Paige Thomas. Jennel sang “The Reason” because for some reason (hah, get it?) people still think it’s OK to sing Hoobastank. Meanwhile, Paige took on “Paradise” by Coldplay, which again just reminded me of Rihanna. Both performances were sleepy, to be honest, and I didn’t care who left.

In the end, L.A. Reid, Britney Spears and Simon Cowell all sent Jennel packing. The best moment was when Simon pulled the “boss” card and refused to announce his choice before Demi Lovato. He literally sat there for a good, awkward minute on live television as Mario urged him to say something. Now I think my sneaking suspicion that he’s behind this whole ranking reveal is warranted.

So here’s how everyone ranked this week (from best to worst):

Tate Stevens
Carly Rose Sonenclar
Vino Alan
Emblem3
CeCe Frey
Fifth Harmony
Diamond White
Beatrice Miller
Arin Ray
Paige Thomas

I still don’t know how Vino is always so high up there, but I will give him credit for a much less creepier performance last night. Still, Emblem3 should have been higher, and PLEASE — Carly should be first, hands down. What’s up with that?

What do you think of the results, HollywoodLifers? Did you vote? Did Jennel and Lyric145 deserve to be sent home? Drop me a comment and let me know!

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