On Mar 9, 12:07=A0pm, Twitchell wrote:
> http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/idol-dish-simon-predicts-hell-work-...
>
> Simon Cowell is once again dropping hints about a reunion with Paula Abdu=
l.
>
> Appearing on Monday's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Cowell admitted that =
he
> still pines for his former "Idol" colleague -- and predicts they'll event=
ually
> be reunited.
>
> =93I talk to her all the time. I miss Paula," Cowell told Leno. "She was =
great fun
> and it is a different show without her. But you know, something will happ=
en with
> me and her at some point.=94
>
> Cue the theme to "The X-Factor."
>
> Actually, it doesn't seem as if Leno specifically asked Cowell about the =
rumor
> that Abdul may be joining him as a judge on "The X-Factor," which debuts =
on Fox
> in 2011.
>
> UPDATE: A "Tonight" rep confirms that Leno did, in fact, ask Cowell point=
blank
> about Abdul on "X."
>
> His response: "I don't know yet, but I will definitely be doing something=
with
> her."
>
> Cowell's "something will happen" tease will no doubt be enough for the "I=
dol"
> blogerrati to feast on for days, if not longer.
>
> On another tabloid fave -- the notion that Cowell and new judge Ellen DeG=
eneres
> are somehow at war with each other -- Cowell decided to have some fun wit=
h the
> rumors.
>
> =93Well I thought we were getting on fine, and then she moved to the othe=
r side of
> the table," Cowell quipped. =93There=92s a lot of stuff being written abo=
ut it,
> (but) we get on fine. We don=92t see each other before the show. We do th=
e show --
> (and) sometimes we agree, sometimes we disagree.
>
> "But I did take it quite personally when she moved away from me, yes," Co=
well
> added, making one more comedic attempt to stoke the fire. "No, I=92m kidd=
ing, I=92m
> kidding.=94
>
> Cowell added that he's "having a good time" in his final season on "Idol,=
" and
> joked (again) that he's encouraged producers to "find the worse possible =
person"
> to replace him.
>
> "Because you don=92t want to leave and have the show successful after you=
leave,"
> Cowell said, perhaps only half-jokingly.
>
> Finally, Cowell also copped to the fact that Crystal Bowersox is one of h=
is
> early favorites this season.
>
> "I must admit when I first saw her, you know, I described her as a busker=
and I
> liked the way she handled that," he said. "She kind of admitted that=92s =
what she
> was. But she=92s got some confidence now. She was ill, she got over that.=
She=92s
> got a great voice. She=92s different, I like her.=94
Such blatant staging on 'American Idol'. Why you people watch this
show is beyond me |
