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The X Factor, The Day After: Top 16 Results Show Dish

By | Reality Rocks – Fri, Nov 2, 2012 6:12 PM EDT

Last night, "The X Factor's" top 16 became the top 12, as one contestant per team was cut by each of the judges. And while a couple of the judges made smart decisions--or at least the best decisions they could make under such difficult circumstances--two other judges (L.A. Reid, Britney Spears, I'm looking at you) eliminated strong contenders who really should have stuck around for next week's public voting rounds. Because I guess that L.A. and Britney's two totally robbed contestants, David Correy and Diamond White, could have won America's votes, if they'd gotten the opportunity to compete next week.

So today, my "The Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield and I break it all down for you. Does Britney know what she's doing? Does L.A. even care about his contestants or this show? What's Britney hearing in her color-coordinated earpiece? What should The Artists Formerly Known As LYLAS/1432 be renamed? Let's discuss.

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