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Simon Cowell Picks First 'X Factor' Judge: L.A. Reid

12:52 PM PDT 3/16/2011 by Shirley Halperin

Sources tell THR "it's a done deal."

It was long rumored and now looks like it's come true: Island Def Jam chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid will be a judge on Fox's The X Factor. 

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