Simon Cowell has revealed that he thinks he was probably wrong to sack Cheryl Cole from The X Factor USA.
Cowell spoke to reporters about the decision to replace Cole with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger at the Television Critics Association press tour.
He said: "There were a few of us who made a decision when we were filming the show that Cheryl we felt - and I probably got this wrong, and I'll admit it - was going to be more comfortable doing the UK show than the American show.
"And, you know, when you have to make decisions as a producer, you have to make hard decisions. And I'm the first to admit if you get it wrong, you have to take it on the chin."
Cowell also spoke about the failed attempts to get Cole back on the judging panel for The X Factor UK, saying: "After two cities, I offered her the job back in the UK, which initially she accepted. And then unfortunately when it went public the negotiations fell apart."
