Simon is at it again. On Thursday night at the 24th Annual Paley Festival at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood, Cowell, who took part in a panel discussion about the show at the Museum of Television & Radio event, criticized new Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and Idol winner Taylor Hicks.
On Jennifer Hudson:
Jennifer Hudson said American Idol was a ’stepping stone’ for her. Stepping stone? It was her big opportunity to become noticed and she got noticed and she got Dreamgirls. [Other past contestants] deliberately turn against the show that made them successful. The reason (people) come on the show is because all the doors had been slammed in their face.
On Taylor Hicks, who won season 5’s competition:
They (Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson) loved him. I couldn’t stand him. I didn’t get it. At the end of the day you have to find a bona fide recording artist. Just because you win the show doesn’t mean you will sell a lot of records. Chris (Daughtry) is the one who sold the albums, not Taylor.
On the most recent boot-offs, Alaina Alexander, Leslie Hunt, Nicholas Pedro and AJ Tabaldo - when tears were shed:
Oh, please. My theory is why would you cry if one of your competitors is kicked off? Be delighted. They know the cameras are on. Trust me.
You’ve gotta hand it to him to be this honest. People love to hate him and love to boo him, but they just don’t want to admit that he’s right most of the time. He said Leslie Hunt was going to be pretty forgettable and she was booted off.
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