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Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:43 by Neelam Goswami
Putting an end to the long simmering speculation, Kara DioGuardi and Fox announced late Friday (Sept. 3) that she is stepping down from her role as a judge on 'American Idol' after two seasons on the top-rated Fox singing contest.
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Thu, 08/19/2010 - 18:01 by Natalie James
Several online reports are rampant that Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has finalized a contract to fill Simon Cowell's vacant chair as a judge on U.S. TV talent competition American Idol.
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Thu, 08/12/2010 - 15:35 by Jamie Anderson
Jennifer Lopez probably asked for a bit too much. But she did not get it. Instead, she has been shown the exit door.
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Wed, 07/14/2010 - 22:49 by Inderjit Singh
London -- Simon Cowell says his fellow British television personality Cheryl Cole is recovering well after being diagnosed last week with malaria.
Cole, 27, is a member of the music group Girls Aloud, as well as a judge on the talent competition series "The X Factor," alongside Cowell. She also recently toured as a solo act supporting the Black Eyed Peas.
She returned from a vacation in Tanzania with her friend, dancer Derek Hough, and canceled all of her work engagements last week after falling ill. Her representative later confirmed she had been diagnosed with malaria.
"I had a text from her yesterday," the BBC quoted Cowell as saying Tuesday. "She is on the mend and looking forward to coming back to work."
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Tue, 06/01/2010 - 17:54 by Rakhi
London -- TV personality Simon Cowell is to be honored at a ceremony in London with a special BAFTA award for his outstanding development of new talent, organizers said.
The 50-year-old music executive is a judge on "Britain's Got Talent" and, until last week, held the same position on "American Idol." He is also a judge on the U.K. show "The X Factor" and is working on a U.S. version for which he will be a judge and producer.
The BBC said Cowell will be presented with his special award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV awards ceremony Sunday at the London Palladium.
John Willis, chair of Bafta's TV committee, said he was "delighted" to recognize "one of the most brilliant entertainment producers of our time," the BBC said.
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Thu, 04/08/2010 - 13:13 by Natalie James
Michael "Big Mike" Lynche didn't get the big boot Wednesday on "American Idol" and managed to make it to the next round despite having the lowest number of votes, thanks to the show judges who used their one-time save to keep him around.
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Fri, 03/12/2010 - 17:12 by Ishita Sood
‘American Idol’ Season 9 declared its top 12 contestants on Thursday. The show bade goodbye to Alex Lambert and Todrick Hall of Texas, along with Lilly Scott of Colo., and Katelyn Epperly of Iowa.
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:54 by Natalie James
Simon Cowell has finally confirmed his engagement to his make-up artist girlfriend Mezghan Hussainy on a US TV talk show. The TV mogul not only confirmed his engagement but also coyly admitted to the chat show host that a wedding is on the cards, according to multiple tabloid reports.
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Mon, 03/01/2010 - 20:55 by Samia Sehgal
Jay Leno is returning with The Tonight Show on its old schedule, and everybody is eager to see if he can resurrect NBC.
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Sun, 02/28/2010 - 08:36 by Rakhi
Los Angeles -- A publicist for Simon Cowell says the "American Idol" judge is engaged to makeup artist Mezhgan Hussainy, whom he met on the set of the U.S. TV show.
Publicist Max Clifford said in a statement that Cowell, 50, and Hussainy, 35, are engaged after dating for nearly a year, Parade Magazine reported Friday.
"(Mezhgan) is someone who is independent and says what she thinks and feels, and he likes that," Clifford said. "He's probably the happiest I have ever known him in the nine years I've been working with him."
Parade said Hussainy, who met Cowell several years ago, has confirmed the engagement to the Web site RadarOnline.com.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Tue, 02/23/2010 - 10:07 by Rakhi
Los Angeles -- Kristen Stewart, Simon Cowell, Jamie Foxx and the cast of "Jersey Shore" have been booked to appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," MTV News reported.
Leno returns as host of the late night chat show March 1 and the stars are slated to be his guests in his first few weeks back, the report said.
Also slated to appear on "Tonight" are Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn, country music artist Brad Paisley, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White, TV personality Chelsea Handler, Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, singer Avril Lavigne, actor Matthew McConaughey, director Jason Reitman, Oscar nominated actor Morgan Freeman and "Today" co-host Meredith Vieira, MTV News said.
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Sun, 02/21/2010 - 11:21 by Rakhi Kaptiyal
London -- British TV personality Simon Cowell said Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher could potentially serve as his replacement on "American Idol."
Cowell, who plans on leaving "Idol" to start a U.S. version of the British TV series "The X Factor," said Gallagher, 42, would be a better fit as an "Idol" judge than someone like pop star Madonna, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
"I know Noel quite well. I like him. He is very funny and a brilliant songwriter -- it's a possibility," Cowell said when asked about Gallagher's qualifications to join "Idol."
Cowell, 50, said the demands of working on the popular U.S. TV series are likely too much for a pop star like Madonna.
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