'X Factor' USA Nicole Scherzinger 'has 30-minute crying session'

Published Dec 9 2011, 18:50 GMT  |  By Hugh Armitage

X Factor USA judge Nicole Scherzinger cried for 30 minutes following this week's results show, it has been reported.

Scherzinger was crying "hysterically' for half-an-hour in her dressing room after being booed by the audience at Thursday night's Top 5 results show, which saw 13-year-old Rachel Crow sent home, according to TMZ.

The judge chose to go to deadlock rather than vote Marcus Canty off the show when he landed in the bottom two alongside Crow.



Scherzinger refused to make a decision between the two and was visibly upset when the results were announced.

She was later booed by the audience when host Steve Jones asked her to comment on Crow's departure.

Crow broke down in tears when told that she had received the fewest public votes and would be leaving the competition.

Simon Cowell has said that Scherzinger was "devastated" by the result and fellow judge Paula Abdul has spoken up in her defence.



Scherzinger said that she expected Canty to go home.

"This is his third time in the bottom, and Rachel's never been in the bottom," she said previously.

Crow has also asked fans not to be angry with Scherzinger.

Canty, Melanie Amaro, Chris Rene and Josh Krajcik remain in the running for the $5 million prize.

X Factor airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c on Fox.