KTLA Morning News chat US X Factor & Cheryl's accent

With the impossibly massive black hole of speculation about Cheryl and her apparent ejection from the US X Factor, sometimes it's good just to cut straight to the heart of the matter.

As many people have commented, this whole business that the reason she's been 'sacked' because of her accent is ridiculous. Not only does it not make sense (show co-host Steve Jones also has a strong regional accent), but it is also insulting to Americans; implying they are too stupid to understand her accent.

And this is what KTLA Morning News pick up on in this rather charming clip. They're really supportive of Cheryl, singing her praises and emphasising her UK success - best of all though is a hefty montage of clips of Cheryl speaking on the UK X Factor to illustrate their point that they can understand her perfectly. They even say her accent is cute.

They then play a proper LOL-worthy clip of fellow US judge Paula Abdul cocking up her words massively.

Point proved.

Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne - Roman's Revenge

Roman's Revenge is without a doubt one of Nicki Minaj's defining moments, and if you loved the Eminem version on her album, then the Lil Wayne radio edit is a lovely little bonus. There's just so much energy, so much enthusiasm. Almost so much that it becomes cocky. But we love Nicki for it.

'Rah rah, like a dungeon dragon'. I defy anyone who listens to this song not to have this stuck in your head by the end of the day. It's genius lyrics like this that elevate Nicki a cut above all the rest. Oh, and Lil Wayne doesn't let us down either: 'I like a big wet pussy with a fork and a spoon'. Straight to the point eh?

That mechanistic machine-gun beat drives away as Nicki spits her words out - hell, it's almost Shakespearean the way she takes on her various roles in the last minute or so of the song. Slightly terrifying, rather cute and endearing, but very very cool.

The only thing I miss in this radio edit is the genius British accent outro Nicki does in the album version. 'You've gone mad, MAD I TELL YOU!' But of course, with Nicki, every inch of the madness is to be lapped up and embraced, because quite frankly, what she does with it is amazing.