Follow ShowHype on Twitter
Blog Reactions
reality blurred: Idol is "pleased" with Kara, who Simon says is "good for" Idol; Cowell's talk of quitting is "not negotiating"
Vulture: Simon Cowell May Be Quitting American Idol for Real This Time, Possibly
TV Guide: American Idol: News: Simon Says His 2010 Idol Exit Plan "Still Feels Right," while Paula Ponders Her Own Future
Idol is "pleased" with Kara, who Simon says is "good for" Idol; Cowell's talk of quitting is "not negotiating"
reality blurred —
... Simon Cowell feels the same way about Kara's presence on the show, telling the New York Times that although there are "some practical problems with a fourth judge," he said, "I think it's good for the show." ...
Simon Cowell May Be Quitting American Idol for Real This Time, Possibly
Vulture —
... in an interview with the Daily Mirror of London regarding his desire to depart the hit series after the next season may be quite serious. Through his previous threats to leave Idol behind have been largely dismissed as negotiating ploys designed to boost his already enormous $36 million annual salary (!), many observers, including former NBC exec Warren Littlefield, are speculating that the drastically overworked Cowell — who also serves as a judge on X Factor and Britain's Got Talent — may actually be interested in lightening his ...
News: Simon Says His 2010 Idol Exit Plan "Still Feels Right," while Paula Ponders Her Own Future
TV Guide: American Idol —
... "When I signed the latest extension ... it felt like that was going to be the right amount of time," Cowell tells the New York Times. "It still feels right." ...
Simon Cowell: Maybe his exit would be good for 'American Idol'?
PopWatch —
... Jackson levels of "for me for you" hackdom. But think about it: When was the last time Simon pulled out a sparkling one-liner durng a live critique -- one that went beyond the standard-operating "cruise ship"/"copycat"/"dreadful" template? And over the last couple seasons, hasn't he seemed more in lockstep with the producers' preordained favorites, and increasingly less willing to recognize great performances by the show's underdogs? Maybe the guy is not, as he keeps telling us ( most recently in The New York Times ), at the start of negotiations for even bigger bucks to keep ...
Which of the Whiny Judges Will Quit or Be Fired First?
Vote for the Worst —
... out of her contract negotiations, Simon doesn't want to judge 3 shows anymore, and Kara is just plain ineffective, unintelligent, boring, and a ...
