Asia Argento, who has been accused of sexual assault against musician Jimmy Bennett, will no longer be a part of the judging panel of the twelfth season of the show X Factor Italy. According to sources, Argento has been expelled from the show amid the allegations that she settled the accusation with Bennett for a sum of USD 380,000, and now the live portion of the show will officially begin with a new judge, claim reports.

Audiences will still see her on the first seven episodes of X Factor, which have already been shot. These include initial auditions to pick competitors for the show's 12 final spots. Following the allegations against Argento of sexual abuse, television network companies Sky Italia and FremantleMedia had issued a statement saying that if the accusations were true, they "would have no choice but to put an end to the collaboration".