Simon Speaks Out About "Idol"

Simon Cowell finally speaks out in this week’s “The Hollywood Reporter” and it looks like it’s going to be juicy…

“THR” posted some excerpts today. Most interesting are Simon’s comments about “American Idol.” He’s clearly angry at how the producers and FOX execs tried to downplay his contributions to the show in order to make it look like the show wouldn’t miss him.

I don’t think the show did miss him, but I completely agree that “American Idol” wouldn’t be “American Idol” without Simon…

You can read the excerpts here.

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