Simon Cowell wants Katy Perry and her boyfriend to join X-Factor

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Simon Cowell needs someone extra special to save X-Factor.

Simon thought Britney Spears could do it but you should never invest in cray. Demi Lovato’s a decent addition to the show but she’s a one-trick pony. Now she just has a bigger platform to talk about bullying and eating disorders.

Britney and LA Reid are out.. No real confirmation if Demi is sticking around (asked back) for another season. So who’s going to be the stars to pull in the viewers for Season 3?

Simon had a genius thought and put two names out there- Katy Perry and John Mayer.

It would be brilliant for them to join the show. Not only are they both mega talented artists but they are an unstable couple.. or at least they used to be.

They’ve dated on and off for six months but they seem like they’ve been going strong for awhile. There’s even rumors of them buying a house together and an engagement coming up.. Guess we’ll have to see.

But Simon wants to offer them a package deal- $20mil for both of them to come on board. Seems a little low though considering he coughed up $15mil for Britney last year.

A source said, “Simon sees it as a ‘brilliant’ pairing. Katy is sassy, honest and a huge star, while John’s more reserved. Having them as rivals would be genius . . . if they had on-air bust-ups, it’d be un-missable.”

Last year after the X-Factor bloodbath, Simon didn’t confirm any of the replacement judges until May so this could just be the beginning of the long drawn out judging rumors.