ADELE’S FAKE SEX TAPE PHOTOS & JANET JACKSON FOR X FACTOR USA?

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Adele to sue French magazine for publishing fake sex tape photographs

• British singer immediately rubbished reports that she appears in images
• Hoax is latest in line of fake celebrity sex tapes
  
• Comes days after she scooped six Grammy Awards

Adele is set to sue a French magazine after it published fake photos it claimed came from a sex tape starring the award-winning star.

The 23-year-old immediately rubbished reports that it was her in the images, which ‘Public’ claimed came from footage taken on a smartphone and printed on its front page today.

It comes just days after the Someone Like You singer scooped six Grammy Awards in Los Angeles and is likely to leave her legions of loyal fans shocked.

Adele’s lawyers Schillings is now launching legal action against the French publication, which claims to have more than three million readers each week.

A statement sent to MailOnline said: ‘We are informed that the French magazine Public has today published images which it claims show our client in a sex tape.

‘Our client has not appeared in a sex tape as claimed in the article. Our client does not appear in the photographs.

‘Such claims are untrue and grossly defamatory. Our client is taking legal action in relation to this matter.’

Although the fake photos may cause slight embarrassment to Adele, they are unlikely to stop her enjoying what has so far been an incredible year.

Professionally she has made a startling comeback following throat surgery.

And personally, she has just moved into a new £15,000-a-month mansion close to her new boyfriend, 37-year-old charity boss Simon Konecki.

The handsome red brick West Sussex home, which was sold for £1.8 million in 2004 and is now said to be worth £6 million, was built at the end of the 19th century and has its own ballroom.

Adele also cheered up her fans earlier this week by denying rumours that she will take an extended break from the music industry, to reveal she will soon be making another album.

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‘Oh my god’:

Janet Jackson is caught off guard hinting she might be one of X Factor USA’s new judges

Last month’s mass X Factor firing left three open spots on the show.

If the rumours are true, at least one of those seats will belong to none other than Janet Jackson.

When the 45-year-old pop icon appeared on Anderson Cooper’s chat show, Anderson Cooper 360, she only added fuel to the fire as she refused to deny recent reports.

The silver fox caught Jackson off guard when he pointedly asked her today if she’d been recruited to fill the void left by former judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger.

She stumbled over her words, finally uttering ‘Oh my God’ before laughing.

She eventually answered: ‘No, I’m not a judge on The X Factor.’

The 44-year-old journalist knew he had backed the Escapade singer into a corner.

‘You’re not currently a judge on The X Factor,’ he said pointedly.

Jackson responded carefully: ‘No, I am not, but that’s all I really think I should say.’

A spokesperson for the show failed to comment on the claims.

But a source close to the singer told MailOnline that Janet: ‘Wants the role and thinks she’d make a great mentor and judge’

Judge and creator Simon Cowell has finally spoken about the bloodbath at Fox that included the firing of Abdul, his former American Idol colleague.

He told Extra correspondent and ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour: ‘She was fine. I called her that night.

‘She was very gracious and I said that to her. She understands it’s business.  It’s never personal.’

He went on to say: ‘I would have liked to have kept her. ‘

The 52-year-old also opened up about former Pussy Cat Doll Scherzinger.

He said: ‘I don’t think she’s mad. I think she’s disappointed.’

Cowell didn’t address the removal of Steve Jones, who was brought over from the UK to host the US version of the show.

But he did explain the decision to keep LA Reid, the only judge, other than himself, from the original team. He said: ‘There’s not a record executive out there who is as good as him.’

The music mogul admitted he would be discussing the new panel with producers of the show this week.

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