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divdiv class=story-body readability=58 span class=story-date#13; span class=date28 November 2013/span#13; span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time04:48 ET/span#13; #13; /span#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1Pop star Cheryl Cole has won a payout from the producers of X Factor USA, who dropped her after filming just one episode in 2011./p#13; pThe 30-year-old was reportedly removed from the show over fears viewers would not understand her Newcastle accent./p#13; pShe sued producers Blue Orbit for $2.3m (£1.4m) for loss of earnings earlier this year./p#13; pThe case has now been settled out-of-court, with the production company paying Cole an undisclosed sum./p#13; pCole was replaced by Nicole Scherzinger in May 2011, after attending X Factor auditions in two US cities. /p#13; pHer footage was used in the first hour of the show's premiere later that year, leaving some US critics confused. /p#13; pThe Chicago Tribune said Scherzinger was not an obvious improvement, while the Los Angeles Times complemented Cole's fabulous Geordie accent./p#13; span class=cross-headExpenses/span#13; pProducers never gave an official reason for her departure, but it transpired Cole had initially been signed up for two series of Simon Cowell's talent show./p#13; #13; pAccording to legal papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the singer was promised a salary of $1.8m (£1.1m) for the first season, and an additional $2m (£1.2m) for the second./p#13; pThe contract was a so-called pay or play deal, where the salary is payable, even if the star is let go./p#13; pIn her legal case, Cole said she had been paid for the first series, but the rest of her salary was not forthcoming./p#13; pShe was also not paid further expenses, including a $100,000 (£61,000) wardrobe allowance, a $25,000 (£15,000) allowance for her stylist, $15,000 (£9,200) per month for a hotel or apartment in L.A. and a $2,500 (£1,530)monthly living allowance./p#13; pHer legal case asked for the money, plus interest, legal fees and further relief as the court may deem just and appropriate./p#13; pThe singer's spokesman could not disclose details of the settlement but confirmed to the BBC: Cheryl's dispute with Blue Orbit has been resolved amicably./p#13; pBlue Orbit did not make a comment./p#13; span class=cross-headBack in the studio/span#13; pCole has been out of the limelight since the end of Girls Aloud's 10th anniversary tour in March./p#13; pHowever, she recently returned to the studio to start work on her fourth album, which is due for release in 2014./p#13; pCowell has also hinted he may invite the star to return to the British version of X Factor./p#13; pThe music mogul has seen ratings fall for the US version of his talent show, with the prospect of cancellation looming at the end of its current run./p#13; pa href=http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/21/simon-cowell-confirms-uk-x-factor-return-and-hints-cheryl-cole-and-rita-ora-could-join-him-4196837/Speaking to the Metro/a last week, he hinted he would return to the panel on ITV, where the show has been extended for another three years./p#13; pI will at some point, he said. I still miss that, I mean that show is my baby and that last year we did which was the One Direction year was the most fun I've had - it was fantastic./p#13; pOf Cole, he said: Cheryl and I patched up our differences a long time ago. /p#13; pI saw her recently, we speak a lot on the phone and text each other, and I think both of us would like the idea of working together again./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center