Media mogul Simon Cowell may not be returning to ‘American Idol’ after his contract runs out in 2010 so he can focus on making the hit British show ‘X Factor’ just as successful here in America. The Times of London broke the story about Simon, also claiming that he has been talking with FOX Entertainment to bring the ‘X Factor’ to the same network as Idol. You’ll be hearing Simon Cowell’s biting critiques of aspiring singers on U.S. television for years to come, but after 2010 it may not be on ‘American Idol,’ according to a report in the Times of London.
Simon has been a part of Idol for all eight seasons; last year his salary for the show was an astonishing $36 million!! But when asked about ‘X Factor’ Simon says, “It has to go to America. There has to be an American version of the show. To not take ‘The X Factor’ to the biggest market in the world would be crazy.”
There you have it…Idol’s going to drop and X Factor is slowly going to take its place. I hate to say it, but Idol is nothing without Simon Cowell.
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