Well, was it a publicity stunt or a genuine hissy fit? Either way, the Mirror reports that Louis Walsh will be back on the X-Factor this weekend, despite quitting the show earlier this week. However, Walsh says he will not take part in a third series of the show, and the tabloid says that Simon Cowell, as producer of the programme, has agreed to allow him out of a contractual obligation to take part in a third series.
The Mirror quotes one of those sources as saying: "Louis's decision to walk out threw everyone into a state of panic and the show's bosses were holding crisis talks to work out ways to persuade him to return. Both Louis and Sharon Osbourne have contractual agreements to appear in next year's series, if there is one, but Simon agreed to release him. Simon begged Louis not to quit because he didn't want it to have a negative impact on the show. It has also been pointed out to Louis that he would be in breach of contract if he just doesn't bother to turn up."
As previously reported, Walsh claimed he was quitting the show because of the number of insults his fellow judges had starting hurling his way. It all became too much when Sharon Osbourne threw three glasses of water over him during one show, and when Cowell told journalists he was an "idiot".