It must be nice, while people all over the word suffer with a variety of troubles, chaps like American Idol’s Simon Cowell are driving Million dollar cars, introducing Cowell’s $1,000,000.00, 240 MPH, Bugatti Veyron.
Sure Cowell has the money, and mostly thanks to our patronage of TV shows like American Idol and XFactor, however, is it not a bit, well, obscene to be this flashy in these times? I admit this is a bit of sour grapes as I try and figure out how to pay the gas bill this week, however, I am also thinking about other everyday folks also suffering with money problems and how this type of excess must make them feel.
Hey Cowell, go take a bath in champaign in the privacy of your own mansion, use 100 dollar bills to wipe your ass, I mean, light the fire place, buy your dog a condo, whatever, just stop rubbing in all of us little people’s faces…
Where were Paula Abdul’s friends when she needed them most? After all, if her fellow judges would have stood up for her, maybe she would still be a part of the American Idol family, but no.
Out of all the judges, Simon Cowell could have stepped up to object to the hardball tactics Abdul received compliments of Idol producers, but no. Even though Abdul and Cowell were once boyfriend and girlfriend, when it came to wielding some of his great clout, Cowell opted to not “get in the middle” as he said recently in an interview with Extra.
Cowell did manage to say something in Abdul’s defense all be it cryptic, stating that “American Idol is different without Paula Abdul.” Cowell alluded that the chemistry was “different” however he added the disclaimer, ”It’s like comparing a carrot to a banana, they are different.”
Let’s face it, show business is very cutthroat, so when it came time for Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell to band together to throw Abdul a lifeline, collectively they did nothing. With friends like that, who needs enemies?
Steve got a chance to show his talent on the British TV show X-factor, but that’s not all he showed off! Was this guy just excited to be on stage? I don’t think his five daughters watching on a monitor backstage were too excited and they may never be able to show their faces in school again after Dad’s stunt!
We might not get Paula Abdul but we’ll definitely get a whole lot of Simon Cowell.
Robert Sillerman, CEO of 19 Entertainment parent company CKX, let it slip yesterday that Fox is expecting Simon back for not one, not two but three more seasons of the hit reality competition.
“We’ve heard from Fox, who has asked us for approval for Simon Cowell to appear for three more years on ‘Idol,’” Sillerman said, later adding that nothing should stand in the way of Cowell’s return. Word is that Simon will pull in $45 million for the new deal. Not too shabby.
There was no word on any other new guest judges scheduled to replace Abdul.
Simon Cowell, who reportedly made $36 million last year for judging American Idol, has been offered three or four times that amount. Offers are being made between $100 million and $144 million per year by co-producers Fox and 19 Entertainment to stay with AI when his contract expires next May.
Simon Cowell paid a visit to The Oprah Show today, where he stated firmly that Adam Lambert will win American Idol. That should not come as big news to anyone who has been following this year’s edition of the popular singing contest.
Predictions are all well and fine, but what about the other two contestants still in the running for the trophy? All three are wildly talented singers with huge followings and gobs of support from American audiences. Should they just quit? Maybe…
Now if history is any indication, Lambert may be the one better off not winning. Take a look at past contestants, winners and losers. You may be surprised who has gone on to win awards:
Kelly Clarkson (Season 1, Winner) has won 4 AMA Awards, 12 Billboards Awards and 2 Grammys
Clay Aiken (Season 2, *Runner-Up) has won 1 AMA award, 3 Billboard Awards
Fantasia Barrino (Season 3, Winner) has won 3 Billboard Awards
Jennifer Hudson (Season 3, *7th Place) has won 1 Grammy and 1 Academy Award
Carrie Underwood (Season 4, Winner) has won 5 AMA Awards, 14 Billboards Awards, 4 Grammys
Simon Cowell and longtime girlfriend Terri Seymour have split, Cowell’s rep confirms to PEOPLE.[singlepic=95,320,240,,left]
“Terri phoned Simon and finished it in September, about six weeks ago,” says Cowell’s rep, Max Clifford. “They are going to remain close friends. Simon thinks the world of Terri and that isn’t going to change. He also understands her reason for ending it.”
The couple were together for six years. Seymour, 34, first met Cowell, 48, when she was 18, but the couple didn’t begin dating until she interviewed him for a show in 2002.
“In the past Terri has said that she wants kids but that just isn’t Simon,” added Clifford. “Nobody else is involved, certainly not on Simon’s side.”
The split was first reported by the UK’s Daily Mirror.
It must be nice, while people all over the word suffer with a variety of troubles, chaps like American Idol’s Simon Cowell are driving Million dollar cars, introducing Cowell’s $1,000,000.00, 240 MPH, Bugatti Veyron.
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