RITA Ora has pulled out of The X Factor just weeks before filming begins on the new series.
Her decision means that only show guru Simon Cowell remains from last year’s line up.
Rita, 25, faces a flood of other offers as she nears the end of a bitter contract wrangle.
Last night an X Factor source revealed: “Losing Rita is a huge blow – she’s one of the biggest stars in the country and Simon wanted her to return.
“She was very keen to do the show but at the end of the day it didn’t work out with her other commitments around the world in music and acting.
“It means we’re going to have to go through the biggest shake-up in the history of X Factor, but maybe it will turn out for the best.”
She is now close to ending her dispute with her record label – Jay Z’s company Roc Nation — which sued her for £1.66million earlier this year.
Last night a source close to Rita said: “She has a huge amount of respect for Jay Z. She credits him with helping to launch her career. But it’s the right time to move on.”
That will allow her to sign a new global deal with rival company Warner, which will see her begin work on a new album after she finishes filming 50 Shades Darker in Vancouver, Canada.
The source added: “Music is Rita’s number one passion and the new record deal which she is in the final stages of agreeing will enable her to finally release new music
“Her plan is to record immediately, have music released for later this year and then tour the album.
“That means Rita is unable to do X Factor this year.
“Rita loved working with Simon and learned a lot from him. She hopes they’ll work together again in the future.
“But it’s just not logistically possible as Rita’s music and film career is now taking up the rest of her year.”
I don't care about anything else, I just need her to find some miraculous way to get How to/Out of Love on this mythical album and then I can move on with my life.
Well then you should know she kinda is. I mean a lot of people know her.
She was on TV (Two of the biggest entertainment shows), she still gets played quite a bit on the radio (old and new hits) and is in the papers quite a bit.
I don't care about anything else, I just need her to find some miraculous way to get How to/Out of Love on this mythical album and then I can move on with my life.
This!!
I should stop by Rita's apartment in Kosovo since I pass by once a week, and force her grandmother to leak O2
Well then you should know she kinda is. I mean a lot of people know her.
She was on TV (Two of the biggest entertainment shows), she still gets played quite a bit on the radio (old and new hits) and is in the papers quite a bit.
She literally had 4 hit songs last year
Where?
She released two songs last year - one flopped (Body On Me) and the other one was the only hit (Poison).
