Wednesday's edition of The X Factor featured not just a series of excellent performances from the remaining five contestants, but a healthy dose of tension from the judges’ panel, as Simon Cowell was still seething over last week’s elimination of his protégé, Drew.

"If they want a war, they're gonna get a war,” Simon said at the beginning of the show regarding his colleagues on the panel, Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul and L.A. Reid.

In a disagreement over Josh Krajcik’s performance of Rihanna’s “We Found Love” -- Krajcik is Nicole’s protégé on the show -- Cowell chided the former Pussycat doll that she was out of touch with American music because she spends too much time in the U.K., and called the dance routine behind Krajcik “ridiculous.”

Two talented teens, Astro and Drew, were sent home on Thursday's edition of The X Factor, the latter elimination getting under the thick skin of one Simon Cowell.

Astro, who raised eyebrows with his superstar behavior a few weeks back, didn't seem too fazed by his elimination, as he said "it's for the better" he was bounced. He later told Fox All Access he felt restricted by the show's guidelines, and looks forward to further developing his hip-hop act.

Drew, competing with Marcus Canty for the fifth spot, sputtered with her sit-down rendition of Roxette's "Listen to Your Heart," getting a ticket off the show, which upset her musical mentor, Cowell. The Brit mogul blamed himself for his young protégé's defeat, questioning why he advised her to sing the 1989 ballad, and seated, at that.

“The reason Drew is in this position tonight is my fault -- I take total responsibility -- I genuinely believe you deserve a second chance,” Simon told Drew just before she was voted off.

The world's heaviest woman says she needs help.

Pauline Potter told Dr. Drew Tuesday night, she knew that she needed help to lose weight, so she contacted television personalities such as Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil McGraw and Dr. Mehmet Oz for aid, but "nobody would hear me or respond."

Potter said at that point, she contacted the Guinness Book Of World Records in hopes of getting the attention and assistance she'd need in her battle against the bulge.