Rihanna: L.A. Reid Is A ‘Pain In The Ass’ & Simon Is ‘Raw’
Oct. 12 2011, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
Rihanna will be serving as a special guest judge on The X Factor on Fox Wednesday night and the Barbados born beauty isn’t shy about what she thinks of the show’s mainstay judges -- she says L.A. Reid can be “a pain in the [expletive]” and she describes Simon Cowell as being “raw."
Before she hit the big time, Rihanna had to personally audition for Reid six years ago at his label Def Jam; she obviously impressed him because he signed her on the spot.
However, the Umbrella singer, 23, says if X Factor had come along before her audition with Reid, she'd have been in line with the 100,000 others to audition for the show.
Rihanna said: "Six years ago before I was signed , if It was the X Factor that had come first, I definitely would have entered to have a chance at fulfilling my dream. With this show, it’s all so exciting, and Its like a party!"
The singer says she knows exactly what these contestants are going through. "I know what it's like to audition for L.A. He rarely gives people second chances, you really have to impress him."
Although Rihanna has appeared many times on the UK version of the show, she admitted she still feels extra pressure while performing on The X Factor.
Rihanna said: "With The X Factor there’s so much pressure going on. They have a very high standard of what they expect from performer in general. The judges are sitting right there watching you perform just like they