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Randy Jackson Gets Creepy Birthday Gift from Simon Cowell
Originally posted 06/23/2008 06:55PM
Randy Jackson celebrated his 52nd birthday party in Las Vegas over the weekend – and what did fellow American Idol judge Simon Cowell get him?
"A barbaric-looking sword," says Jackson. "I don't know what part of me he wants to cut off, but that's a whole 'nother thing."
The acerbic Cowell wasn't on hand at the bash Saturday at TAO Las Vegas to explain (though such stars as Rosario Dawson and Karina Smirnoff were there), and Jackson held hope that third judge Paula Abdul could do a little better.
"Paula has not given me anything yet but I think I know what she's getting me," says Jackson. "I was talking to her last week so she knows what I want. It will be something I can use instead of looking at and saying, 'What the hell is this?'"
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Simon Cowell's Pick to Win Idol: David Cook
Originally posted 05/14/2008 11:00AM
Sure, they're supposed to give constructive criticism each week – but what about making endorsements? Simon Cowell tells Blender.com in a new interview that he thinks David Cook should win this year's competition.
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Simon Cowell's 'First Kiss' Speaks to PEOPLE
Originally posted 05/01/2008 07:15AM
This is your (love) life, Simon Cowell!
The acerbic American Idol judge got the surprise of his career during the show's Q&A session Wednesday, when a British woman – identified only as Tara, 46, from Petaluma, Calif. – called in and announced to the nationwide audience that she had been Cowell's first kiss.
Uncharacteristically flustered, Cowell quickly recognized the voice – asking if she was really Tara Miller, whom he smooched at age 9.
It was, indeed. And, later that night, she chatted with PEOPLE about the fateful pucker.
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Simon Cowell Admits to Using Botox
Originally posted 03/03/2008 10:45AM
Simon Cowell is a metrosexual – and proud of it.
In the August issue of the U.K.'s Glamour magazine, the barb-tongued American Idol judge cops to getting regular Botox injections and wearing lifts to make him appear taller.
"To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste," the 48-year-old said. "It works, you do it once a year – who cares?"
As for his shoes, he admitted to wearing platform heels that are "an inch high, maybe."
But, he insisted, there's one physical attribute that's completely natural. "I'd never dye my hair," he said. "Although I know everyone thinks I do."
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Simon Cowell: Britney, Call Me Anytime
Originally posted 01/09/2008 04:10PM
It's a New Year – and Simon Cowell has some new advice for an old favorite of his, Britney Spears.
Speaking to PEOPLE on Wednesday afternoon, the American Idol judge says there is still time for the troubled, 26-year-old pop star to get her life and career back on track.
"It's never too late," says Cowell, 48, who has shown support for Spears in the past. "I think she's the most searched artist on the Internet at the moment, so she has a head start."
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Simon Cowell Gives Ryan Seacrest Two-and-a-Half Stars for Emmys
Originally posted 09/17/2007 07:00PM
It was inevitable: Simon Cowell had to weigh in on Ryan Seacrest's performance at the Emmy Awards.
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Reality TV Judges Rate Britney Spears's VMA Act
Originally posted 09/12/2007 12:15PM
And now the professionals are weighing in: Reality TV judges Simon Cowell and Bruno Tonioli are offering their – surprisingly different – opinions of Britney Spears's much-maligned performance at Video Music Awards.
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American Idol Tryouts Set to Begin
Originally posted 06/26/2007 07:30AM
Think you've got what it takes to win American Idol? Can you see yourself as the next golden-throated superstar adored by millions? Confident you could survive Simon Cowell's insulting jibes and mean-spirited put-downs?
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American Idol Judges: We're No Crueler This Year
Originally posted 01/21/2007 03:20PM
Is American Idol meaner this season, as some critics have charged? Ask the show's judges and you get a resounding "no!"
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Randy and Simon Swap Roles on Idol Debut
Originally posted 01/17/2007 12:40PM
Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell were back in their judges chairs Tuesday night as American Idol began its sixth season with auditions in Minneapolis – or as an ornery Jackson renamed it, Minnehopeless.
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