Here’s an article that might interest you and the thread....
Forbes,
Celebrity 100
Idolatry
Dorothy Pomerantz 06.30.08
Simon Cowell
In Pictures: The World’s Most Powerful TV Personalities
Complete Contents
Simon Cowell got rich by appearing on America’s top-rated TV show. Can he build a business that will outlast his own fame?
On a cool Tuesday night in Hollywood, things are already going wrong for Simon Cowell. On the way to the American Idol set from his Beverly Hills home he had to abandon his $1.6 million Bugatti on the street because he was running out of gas and couldn’t find one of two stations that sell racing fuel. The dealership stepped in with a Rolls-Royce loaner. But now the makeup artist is running late, and Cowell, lounging shirtless in his trailer, starts to get annoyed.
Things get worse when the live show starts. Mellow dreadlocked singer Jason Castro butchers a version of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff.” Judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul are clearly unhappy with the performance. But the 23 million Americans watching at home wait to hear Cowell.
“That was utterly atrocious,” he says, delivering the expected slash line. “This was like a first-round-audition massacre. I don’t know what you’re thinking.” Mix a cranky Cowell with a terrible act and you get great TV. The crowd boos but knows Cowell is right. The next night Castro is voted off the show.
His harsh putdowns and bravado
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The rest of the article is here
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0630/090.html
Excellent article, thanks for posting it. :)
Thanks for posting that article!