Will.I.Am: Cheryl Cole WILL Still Crack America

The BEPs star claims Chezza doesn't need The X Factor to be a US star...

Cheryl Cole's Stateside manager Will.I.Am has broken his silence over Chezza's axe from The X Factor USA, insisting that she will come back "bigger" than ever before.

Following the news that Cheryl has chosen to cut ties with the talent show after it emerged that she will NOT be rejoining the UK panel, the Black Eyed Peas rapper has even defended Simon Cowell, despite SiCo apparently feeling guilty over her departure.

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Speaking to Heat magazine about the Girls Aloud beauty, Will revealed: "She always comes back stronger, and she always comes back bigger. Cheryl has been through rougher things than this, so this is going to be no problem for her."

He continued: "It's easy to imagine Simon as this one-man empire, but that's not the case. He has people he needs to answer to and sometimes his hands are going to be tied. I can only tell you what I've seen first hand: that's a guy who deeply cares for her."

The Boom Boom Pow hitmaker then went on to confess that he still thinks Chezza will still be a massive star Stateside, promising collaborations with the likes of Rihanna and Usher in a bid to make her a US hit.

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Will explained: "The X Factor is not the only way for Cheryl to break the US, it's not like it's the only show on television. And remember that Cheryl is a recording artist first."

"Over the next few months she's potentially going to be working with artists like Rihanna, Katy Perry, Usher and of course, the Peas."

The 36-year old also teased that we might not have seen the last of Cole on the UK XF, adding to Heat: "She has always said that the UK version of the how is important to her, and she owes it a lot. Don't be surprised if you see her on the UK panel again…"

Reports have suggested that Cheryl missed out on a place on the British show after failing to answer Simon Cowell's calls, and has instead been replaced by N-Dubz star, Tulisa Contostavlos.

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A source told The Mirror: "Simon has been ringing non-stop, even today. But she will not accept his apology. She won't answer any of his calls, she's no mug. She almost died last year and has been through much worse in her personal life.

"She will be back on TV this year. She has had so many offers and her management are considering them. Cheryl was never going to take the UK X Factor job."

They added: "She knew about the line-up two weeks ago and there's no way she would take a job off someone else. Yet they have been ringing her since Friday, constantly extending the deadline for her to reconsider."

As we previously reported, SiCo allegedly fears that Cheryl will "never forgive him" after she was sacked from The X Factor USA, with the music mogul apparently claiming he feels like he has "lost a lover."

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