Boot Camp ended! Judges' Homes began! And, 60 acts became our Top 24. Along for the ride this week was a superstar slate of guest mentors, such as Justin Bieber, the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, the Jonas Brothers' Nick Jonas, and Marc Anthony. Lots to talk about, and the media world chimed in big time. Take a look at the most talked about X FACTOR stories of the week...

Will.i.am brings out-of-this-world advice to Britney Spear's teens. Get the scoop at E! Online...
http://www.eonline.com/news/353458/x-factor-recap-justin-bieber-and-will-i-am-help-britney-spears-and-l-a-reid-make-cuts

How do you think Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun did at L.A. Reid's house? Zap2it.com has an opinion on that...
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/x-factor-justin-bieber-and-scooter-braun-help-mentor---howd-they-do.html

The Top 24's announced! The judges get their assignments! Check out MTVNews.com take on it all...
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695308/x-factor-recap-demi-lovato.jhtml

Tantrum? No! L.A. Reid just didn't want the Over 25s. Rollingstone.com dishes on the unhappy judge...
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695308/x-factor-recap-demi-lovato.jhtml

Marc Anthony sizzles up Simon Cowell's house in Miami for the Groups. Read about it in Fox News Latino...
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/10/11/x-factor-marc-anthony-simon-cowell-take-on-group-talent/

Young Adults guest mentor Nick Jonas gushes about Demi Lovato rockin' it on THE X FACTOR. Ok! Magazine has the dish...
http://www.okmagazine.com/news/nick-jonas-says-demi-lovatos-good-shape-x-factor

Demi Lovato killed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night! Get the highlights here...
http://www.examiner.com/article/demi-lovato-dishes-on-fans-tossing-bras-underwear-on-stage-really-weird

Thank you Us Weekly magazine for showing us how to do Demi Lovato's curly updo from last week's Boot Camp episodes. Thanks for the step-by-step instructions at usmagazine.com...
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-beauty/news/demi-lovatos-curly-x-factor-updo-all-the-details-2012510

Go Britney! Billboard just named her No. 2 on their Top 100 Pop Songs Artists 1992-2012. Kudos! Read all about it here...
http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/the-top-100-pop-songs-artists-1992-2012-1007972182.story - /column/chartbeat/the-top-100-pop-songs-artists-1992-2012-1007972182.story?page=2

Simon Cowell turned 53 last Sunday and the world rejoiced! Check out a few Happy Birthday reports. This one from Examiner.com spills his anti-aging secrets! #hotjudge!
http://www.examiner.com/article/simon-cowell-turns-53-his-anti-aging-diet-and-workout-secrets

Toofab.com was definitely too fab in this ode to Simon Cowell: "Simon Cowell Turns 53-- See His Harshest Insults! It's a fun trip down Mean Street...
http://www.toofab.com/2012/10/07/simon-cowell-harshest-insults-american-idol-x-factor/

Wetpaint.com thoroughly entertained us with their article: "THE X FACTOR's Simon Cowell: 5 Weird Things You Didn't Know About Him." But are they true? You decide...
http://www.wetpaint.com/the-x-factor/articles/the-x-factors-simon-cowell-5-weird-things-you-didnt-know-about-him

Hot cover alert! Demi Lovato graces the cover of Teen Vogue's November issue. Check it out here...
http://www.teenvogue.com/entertainment/cover-stars/2012-10/demi-lovato

Next week on THE X FACTOR: The Judges' Homes round continues for a two-hour episode on WEDNESDAY at 8/7c on FOX.