Simon Cowell confirms rumors: leaves American Idol after 9th season
Sharp-tongued American Idol judge Simon Cowell finally confirms that he’s actually leaving AI as soon as the new season ends in May 2010
Sharp-tongued American Idol judge Simon Cowell finally confirms that he’s actually leaving AI as soon as the new season ends in May 2010
Talk show host and entertainer Ellen DeGeneres will be sitting alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi in American Idol’s ninth season, according to a Fox spokesperson.
R&B star and icon Mary J. Blige is slated to attend the American Idol auditions in Atlanta as a guest judge, filling in for former Idol judge Paula Abdul, according to reports from Access Hollywood and People. Auditions are scheduled this Sunday and Monday.
Simon Cowell and billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green are reputedly planning to create a new company together, which will combine Cowell’s entertainment interests and Green’s flair for finance and strategy.