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