More details about Simon’s exit
January 13, 2010
He’s sorry, but he’s not moving to the next round! Simon Cowell just announced that the ninth season of American Idol will be his last. But he’s not leaving Hollywood. Instead, he’ll focus on judging an American version of the famed British reality show The X Factor. So why is he really leaving? “I’ve made a commitment to staying on [X Factor] in the U.K., and I didn’t think it was right, also, for me to do two shows in America,” Simon says. But he promises that American Idol will survive: “Idol, even though it’s not my show, it’s still very close to me… I genuinely believe — I’ve said this all along – that this show could last 10, 20 years. So I’m confident that it will continue to be the No. 1 show.” And when it comes to how another song-driven competition show in America will work, he says it’s all about the talent. “[On X Factor] The age range is likely to go as low as 14 and could actually go lower than that. There is no upper age limit on this show. You can literally be 100 years old,” explains Simon, before adding with a laugh, “So [former Idol judge] Paula [Abdul] could audition.”
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