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Simon Cowell leaving “American Idol”

http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/simon-cowell.jpgLotsa new coming out of the Fox TV critics Assn. day but this is the biggest: Simon Cowell leaving American Idol!

The session was billed as an executive chat with Fox Television Chairman Peter Rice and Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly but a few minutes into it, the American Idol music began to play and out walked Simon! He personally announced to us that he was leaving Idol at the end of this season and be launching a US version of the UK talent show The X Factor in fall 2011.

“It was a great gig,” Cowell told us.” “I’ve had the best 8-9 years of my life doing this job. .. “I was offered a lot of money to stay on but that wasn’t the reason behind it. I felt like doing something different.”

He will be executive producer of that show and be one of the judges. He did not rule out the possibility that Paula Abdul might be rejoining him as a fellow judge: “I adore Paula. Whatever happens, I will be working with her in some capacity because I miss her.”

Here is a link to my story on Simon Cowell posted on HollywoodNews.com.

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  1. awwwwwwww…you are the best and so real and for that we love you simon also paula

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