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Will Farrell Campaigning for Cowell.

Will Farrell can take on any sort of role, and he’s campaigning to take on the role of TV villain Simon Cowell if ever a biopic should arise. In a recent interview when asked about his dream role, Farrell claimed that it would be to play Cowell, because he sees a lot of similarities to his role of Ron Burgundy from Anchorman. “I would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie – heck, I would love it. It would be my dream role. He’s become a legend in five years, nobody knew who...

Simon Cowell to Simon Cowell: “Hello, It’s Simon Cowell”

Simon Cowell wrote a letter to his younger self for the Daily Mail, and if you have any familiarity with the man, it’s worth your time. Simon has a fascinating success story, having made and lost a fortune before hitting it mega in his later years. His tale is inspirational, and his tone is merciless: You believe that everything is just going to get bigger and bigger and that you are an intrinsic part of it all. You are up there, riding so high, that you cannot see what is really happening. What...

Simon Cowell to Continue Charting Course of American Culture

American Idol remains a juggernaut, but the show that inspired it, the UK’s Pop Idol, isn’t even on the air anymore. Over there, they have The X Factor – a near-identical show created by Simon Cowell that allows groups to compete alongside solo singers. But we might get both! U-S-A! U-S-A!  Simon and his people are in negotiations to bring X Factor stateside while keeping American Idol on the air as well. The deal could net Simon 50 million a year for each show. Good God. The...

Idol Host Ellen Dishes To Seacrest

New American Idol judge Ellen Degeneres dished to Ryan Seacrest this afternoon about her new gig. The lesbian comic sounds like she’s going to be playing it real safe – saying she wishes Simon Cowell wasn’t so mean, and that she really hopes America doesn’t think she stole Paula Abdul‘s job. We’re gonna need more than niceness, Ellen. Especially since the lady you replaced was the pill-poppin’ reason half of the country tuned into Idol. Trust me, I’d...

Paula Abdul Is Not Returning To Idol

It’s official. Paula Abdul has tweeted. “With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to Idol.” Paula’s money-based decision comes after months of speculation. It also comes at the eleventh hour – Idol auditions were scheduled to begin in Denver on Friday. And how bitter is Paula? Never one to miss an opportunity to dig the knife in deeper, Paula also tweeted that she made American Idol what is today: “I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most...

And the Rich Get Richer

Talk about a raise!  Simon Cowell is going to climb even higher on the rich list if he agrees to stick with American Idol after his contract runs out next May. This past season, Cowell made a reported $36 million dollars for judging the reality singing competition, but its being reported that Fox and 19 Entertainment are offering him somewhere between $100 and $144 million if he sticks it out in 2010. Idol rakes in around $900 million per year as is, which it would likely not do without it’s...

Simon Cowell Has a Fever…

American Idol bad boy judge, Simon Cowell, is in negotiations to remake the 1977 dance classic Saturday Night Fever. He reportedly has been in talks with the film’s owner, Robert Stigwood. “Simon has been looking into buying the rights for years and opened discussion with Robert about the remake,” one source says. “The charm offensive has been in full swing and they made a breakthrough over the last couple of weeks. Robert was keen to get some assurances the original wouldn’t...

Cowell’s Pick is in.

He called it last year for David Cook, now Simon Cowell’s pick is in for the 2009 American Idol winner. As you may have guessed, Cowell told Oprah Winfrey on Monday’s show that he thinks Adam Lambert will win the singing competition. Simon tells the big O;  “[Adam] is fearless, unique and he’s got swagger.” Tonight Adam will sing off against Kris Allen and Danny Gokey Jokey  to see who goes to the finale and who is going home.  Each contestant will sing two songs,...

Cowell Confirms What We Already Knew.

Simon Cowell is clearing up the rumors that he may be leaving American Idol after the news sent fans into a frenzy this past week about his possible departure. Cowell recently said the rough travel schedule between here and the UK may force him to leave one of his three shows in the future, with AI being the most likely because it’s the only one in the US and his contract expiring after next season. Fans obviously didn’t read the fine print or got things mixed up while passing it along...

Simon Cowell Want’s MJ on Idol!

Michael Jackson has already sold out his 50 shot residency in London for this summer, but one man from the UK wants him to make his come back in the USA! Simon Cowell is urging Michael to appear on an episode of American Idol for the comeback performance on the biggest stage in the US. Cowell says Jackson would be foolish to not want to. American Idol paid homage to the singer in week one of the competition by hosting Michael Jackson week. Would the London fans who bought tickets for  his first...