Cheryl Cole given $2million gagging deal

Cheryl Cole has reportedly been offered a $2million deal if she remains silent about her axe from The X Factor USA.
Cole would therefore be paid her entire fee for the talent series for four days' work, as previously reported. This equates to around $33,000 per hour.
In return the singer must not speak negatively about the show or Simon Cowell in public.
A source told The Mirror: "Cheryl is going to be paid off if things go to plan.
The last thing we need is someone with an axe to grind saying bad things about the show before it even starts.
We hope a simple statement can be released next week and that will be the end of it. It's is an incredible amount of money for four days' work, but this is a multi-million dollar show with so much invested, it will be worth it. If she takes the money she is effectively agreeing to a gag."
Cheryl Cole has said that she is "absolutely fine" about the axe from the series.
Meanwhile, Fox producers have said that Cole will still feature in some episodes of The X Factor USA when it airs.