The X Factor launched in the US in the fall of 2011 on Fox, immediately becoming the No 1 unscripted show of the season.

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The British creator of Pop Idol and US version American Idol sued Fox and producers FremantleMedia, seeking a credit and fees from the US X Factor.

BBC: Simon Fuller settles US X Factor case

Music mogul Simon Fuller has settled a copyright battle with TV network Fox over the US version of The X Factor.

BBC: Simon Fuller settles US X Factor case

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Fox broadcasts both American Idol and the US version of The X-Factor.

BBC: Simon Fuller settles US X Factor case

Fuller settled that case in 2005, saying there was an agreement that X-Factor would not air in the US until 2011 - and that he would be granted an executive producer credit if it aired after that date.

BBC: Simon Fuller settles US X Factor case

But the analysis could not take into account the country in which comments were posted, meaning that tweets recorded as X Factor tweets, for example, could have been written about the US version of the show.

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Record executive and US X Factor judge Antonio "LA" Reid, who was being honoured at the event, worked with Houston on the soundtrack to her hit movie The Bodyguard.

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