Khloe Kardashian Fired From Fox's 'X Factor', Mario Lopez Will Stay On For Another Season: Was Khloe In Over Her Head? [VIDEO]

Khloe Kardashian has been fired from her job as a host on the Fox singing competition "The X Factor."

"They are asking Mario [Lopez] to come back, but not Khloe," an inside source told the New York Post.

Kardashian, 28, has no entertainment experience outside of her reality shows "Kourtney and Khloe Take Manhattan," "Khloe & Lemar," "Fashion Police" and the show that launched her to international fame "Keeping Up With The Kardashians"

Kardashian was fired from "X Factor" because of her lack of live television experience, according to LA hosting expert Marki Costello, who assisted Cee Lo Green when he was tapped to be a host on NBC's "The Voice."

"I am sure there was a big percentage of Khloe's fans who followed her to 'X Factor,'" Costello said. "But at the end of the day, when she doesn't know what she is doing, are you helping your show or hurting it?"

Costello found the on-camera contrast between Khloe's palpable panic and Lopez's laid-back demeanor almost unwatchable.

"It was really hard for me to watch Mario with her," she said. "It made me, as a viewer, almost uncomfortable."

Kardashian admitted having difficulties adjusting to the live television format on "The X Factor."

"Just learning how there's a screaming audience and you don't yell because the mic is right there," Khloe told the Daily Mail. "I will have an earpiece in my ear, and while I'm trying to read the teleprompter then I have someone counting down and they're like, 'Okay, ask Simon this or that.'"

Kardashian also claimed it was the producers' choice not to better prepare her for "The X Factor."

"I've never done live TV before, and I was asked to not do any hosting lessons because they wanted me to be just myself. I found the day before because the stage was just built, that I couldn't read the teleprompter without glasses, so I had to get contacts the day before."

Beyond just looking uncomfortable, Khloe also had several on-camera gaffes throughout the season.

In her first "X Factor" episode, Kardashian wore a sheer dress that exposed the reality star's nipples.

The outfit prompted series creator and co-host Simon Cowell to tweet:

"I think the air conditioning is on high tonight looking at khloe."

Did Khloe Kardashian's dress have anything to do with her getting fired from X Factor? Watch TMZ's coverage of her debut on the singing competition:

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