The judges of ‘The X Factor (US)’ ventured to the usually tame ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ to promote the upcoming episodes of their show when they were greeted with a very shocking surprise. From the start of the their interview with the  host, Simon Cowell, LA Reid, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul were blasted with insults for allowing contestant Rachel Crow to be sent home last week.

Of course, Reid and Scherzinger received the bulk of the insults because they were the persons who voted against Crow and caused the decision to be deadlocked, which resulted in the young singer’s dismissal and dramatic breakdown. On the bright side, it was revealed at Crow has signed a new deal with Disney to officially launch her career.

Watch the hilariously awkward footage of the judge’s ‘Kimmel’ interview below:

Neither Reid or Scherzinger made any sense regarding their reasoning for eliminating Crow. As Kimmel correctly highlighted, if Reid was a man of principle then why did he selfishly save his own act? Also, why did Scherzinger seem to have trouble forming coherent sentences during this interview?

Really, if the Scherzinger can’t make clear decisions then perhaps Cowell should hire a judge who could do the job. For since, Kelly Rowland was excellent on the UK edition of ‘X Factor’ and she would be a welcome replacement for Scherzinger. Besides, at least people would be able to pronounce her last name.

Thoughts?