Fox has released this promo picture of the American Idol Judges and Simon Cowell is still front and center. I wonder whose idea it was to place him there and Ellen Degeneres and Ryan Seacrest behind him and those other two Judges at the ends where our eyes will not focus on them. I really thought they would make Ellen the center of attention, so it is nice to see that didn’t. Even though she is a big name, the show is still Simon’s…at least for this season.
So are you ready for the show to start up again on the 12th?
Brylcreem has announced their Best and Worst Celebrity Hairstyle Awards for the year and according to New Magazine Peter Andre has the best hair while Simon Cowell has the worst.
Best Celebrity Hair 2009
1. Peter Andre
2. Robert Pattinson
3. Jenson Button
4. Jamie Archer
5. Declan Donnelly
6. Mark Owen
7. Stuart Manning
8. Aston Merrygold
9. Jedward
10. Robbie Williams
Worst Celebrity Hair 2009
1. Simon Cowell
2. Russell Brand
3. Gordon Brown
4. Jimmy White
5. Louis Walsh
6. Andy Murray
7. Piers Morgan
8. David Cameron
9. Alex Reid
10. Ant McPartlin
I wonder if Simon will finally do something different with his hair do that he has had forever, now that he has earned the title worst hairstyle? How did Simon Cowell lose out to Russell Brand because at least the American Idol judge uses brush unlike Katy Perry’s boyfriend. And when it comes to Peter who knew leaving Jordan would do wonders for his hair and for Alex Reid dating her would do the opposite. BTW how didn’t David Beckham not make both lists because he has both good and bad hairstyles.
Simon Cowell is in talks with Fox to bring his show X-Factor to the US according to The Hollywood Reporter. Simon’s American Idol contract is up this year and part of what they say he is negoitiating with Fox is not only that he would stay on Idol for 2 years, but that they would also add X-Factor to the lineup. The reality show mogul would make a rumored $50 million a season each for both shows. (I’m sorry, but WTF does someone need to earn $100 million a season for? And I do mean him too. No one in the world is worth that amount of money.) Now back to X-Factor, THR is also reporting that Paula Abdul is a candidate to Judge the show if Fox picks it up. Oh wait dealing with Paula again might be the reason why he is asking for that much money!
via TMZ
Before Simon Cowell was telling singers they were barking up the wrong tree on American Idol, he was performing as Wonderdog on Top of the Pops. OMG how furry was the 22 year old singer back in 1982, thankfully he started waxing by the time we got to know him. But in all seriousness his voice is as recognizable now as it was then!
The Guardian is reporting that Simon Cowell was offered somewhere between $100-$144 million to stay on American Idol for season 10 and I don't think in these economic times anyone is worth that amount of money.
A source close to Fuller says that Cowell has already been offered three to four times the $36m he was paid for American Idol in 2008 – but then, he is the most important person on the show and the series makes $900m a year and attracts audiences of 25 million. The point is that Cowell makes nothing more than this admittedly large performance fee and that's the gap the Green deal hopes to fill.
While I understand that Idol brings in $900 million a year, Fox affils are laying off people left and right and maybe if Fox put some of the money back into the company and not into Simon Cowell's pocket more people would still have their jobs and not collecting unemployment.
Don't get me wrong, I love Simon and I want to keep on the show but is anyone worth that amount of money? Do you think he is worth over $100 million to keep him on American Idol?
