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Glee's Darren Criss Offered X Factor Hosting Job!

Darren Criss is a very wanted young man.

Not only is he one of the biggest stars to be hatched by Glee, but his last year included starring on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and filming a movie, Imogene, with Kristen Wiig and Annette Bening.

And now I can exclusively reveal he was recently offered the hosting job at The X Factor...

Mr. Criss politely declined the gig, according to a source.

The Fox show's original host, Steve Jones, was dumped for the upcoming second season as were judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger.

I'm told Criss decided not to join Simon Cowell & Co. because of his busy schedule, plus he'd rather spend his time singing and dancing than hosting. "They were after him," a show insider said. "But there's no way he could have done it with everything he has going on."

Reps for Criss and Fox did not comment for this story.

Just yesterday, it was announced he'll head up north next month to headline San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre gala.

And, of course, we can't wait to see Criss' musical sequence on Glee with guest star Matt Bomer. We hear they did a killer job covering more than one Duran Duran song.

Now we want to hear from you. What do you think about Criss as host of X Factor? Sound off below.

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En résumé (et en Français) on a donc proposé à Darren d'être présentateur pour "X Factor" et il a refusé car il est trop occupé et préfère chanter et danser que présenter.

Merci d'avoir refusé Darren !

JerryGleek a écrit:

Merci d'avoir refusé Darren !

Oh oui très bon choix d'avoir refusé

Darren vaut mieux que ce genre de programme !!! Il a raison de se consacrer sur des choses plus sérieuses comme chanter et danser

céline a écrit:

JerryGleek a écrit:

Merci d'avoir refusé Darren !

Oh oui très bon choix d'avoir refusé

Darren vaut mieux que ce genre de programme !!! Il a raison de se consacrer sur des choses plus sérieuses comme chanter et danser

Et puis si il a du temps libre, qu'il nous Starkid quelques petits trucs

I totally agree

Je suis d'accord! Je préfère revoir un petit Harry Potter qu'un Darren juge... il n'est pas fait pour juger mais pour nous en mettre plein la vue avec ses prestations!!

Bien d'accord avec toi Malou ... un petit peu de Starkid ça serait super

Plus de Starkid, Un autre HP Musical..... ce qu'il veut ! On sera là

Voici un article où Darren répond aux rumeurs disant qu'il lui avait été proposé d'être présentateur de X-Factor ...

'Glee' Star Darren Criss Responds to 'X Factor' Hosting Rumors

The actor calls reports he turned down Simon Cowell's offer to
host the show a "delightfully misunderstood misunderstanding."

6:00 AM PDT 5/8/2012 by Erin Carlson



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When rumors circulated earlier this year that Darren Criss had declined an offer to host The X Factor, the Glee star sat back and soaked up the media attention.

"Oh, it made me look awesome! I had nothing to do with it, and it made me look so cool. It was, like, free press," he told THR at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Ball on Monday night. He added: "I'm happy to say that that was not actually true."

The report in question, via E! Online, cited a source as saying that the popular Glee actor said no to Simon Cowell because he was too busy and more interested in being a performer than a host.

"It was a classic example of people running with something that they didn't bother to check facts with," said Criss. "But I didn't want to get in the way. I thought it was so cool."


Steve Jones was recently sacked as the Fox reality contest's emcee, along with judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger.Cowell then powwowed with producers in an effort to revamp the show amid heavy competition from rivals such as The Voice. According to THR sources, ex-Disney child actress and singer Demi Lovato was nearing a deal to sit alongside Britney Spears on the judges' panel for season two.

That host spot? Still up for grabs.

"I mean, I don't have time. But I'm thrilled ... flattered that my name was even in that world," Criss said, calling the speculation a "delightfully misunderstood misunderstanding."

At Monday's Met Ball, Criss -- who recently starred in Broadway's How to Succeed in Businss Without Really Trying -- joined Glee-mates Dianna Agron, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith for the triple-VIP, Anna Wintour-hosted event. Among the other boldfaced names: Beyonce, Scarlett Johansson, Kanye West, Gwyneth Paltrow and all three Jonas Brothers.

“I can’t believe that I’m here!" said Criss, a guest of Teen Vogue. "I killed a lot of people to be here. I have a lot of blood on my hands.”