Simon Cowell Leaving American Idol – Paula Abdul Leaving American Idol Too

American Idol Fan — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:33:33 +0000

Rumors about Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul leaving American Idol have been swirling around the internet for awhile now. Now it appears the rumors are true. Simon Cowell, 49, is leaving American Idol next year and Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol too. Sharp-tongued American Idol judge, Simon Cowell, told the Daily Mirror in 2007 that by the time he turns 50 in 2010 the public would be sick of him anyway and he’d be quitting American Idol.

Simon Cowell, who is also a judge on UK’s X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), told the Mirror’s Alun Palmer in the 2007 interview: “There has to come a point when I will step down from being on camera and remain behind the scenes because you can’t keep doing this forever. I have three more seasons under contract with American Idol and that will be it. And it will probably come at the same time in the UK. I am contracted for another two or three seasons in Britain and I think by that point the public will be sick to death of me anyway and it will be time to go.”

In a recent interview with the British newspaper, Simon Cowell says his reasons for leaving American Idol are due to his grueling and hectic schedule, and that he cannot keep up with the hectic workload much longer.

“But there is a point where I am not sure we can keep this schedule up. It takes longer and longer to make these shows because you have to put more into them, and I am not sure we can sustain me doing three shows a year, with the record label and the TV production company.

“Most people do one show a year and I do three and they involve a lot of travelling. One may have to go. I don’t know which one. That is the problem, I like all of them. I can’t imagine not doing Britain’s Got Talent and I can’t imagine not doing X Factor. But I guess America is more likely to go because I have got one year under contract. Maybe that will be the end.”

Simon Cowell even told Extra that he’d be leaving after American Idol’s 10th season because, “I’ll have done 10 series and your time’s up. It’s time then to do something new. I think it’s time to bring in new people … Ten years is a long time.” When asked who he’d choose to replace him, Simon said, “Donald Trump.”

No offense to Donald Trump, but I sure hope Simon was joking about Trump being his replacement as celebrity judge on American Idol. I don’t always agree with the way Simon Cowell verbalizes his criticisms of Idol contestants and performances (tact is not in Simon’s vocabulary at all), but sour-pus Trump is probably the last man on earth that Idol fans would accept as a replacement for Cowell on American Idol.

Paula Abdul Leaving American Idol

Rumors about Paula Abdul leaving American Idol have also been circulating the net for quite awhile now, leading many Idol fans to wonder, Is Paula Abdul leaving American Idol? OK! Magazine said in November 2008 that Paula is leaving the show.

“According to a source close to the reality judge, Paula, 45, who has been with the show for seven years, is developing new TV projects and is hoping to “transition” out of the Fox hit.

With her fellow judge, Randy Jackson, telling friends that American Idol has lost its magic, another Paula insider explains, “She knows that every season could be her last. Now she’s got a new secret venture that she’s really excited about.”

In February 2009, OK! Magazine interviewed Paula Abdul again about her plans to leave American Idol this year, after Season 8 is concluded.

“It is the last season of my contract, and I have so many other things I want to do. There are only so many hours in the day.”

In that same interview, Paula Abdul also talked about Idol judge Kara DioGuardi coming in as a 4th judge on American Idol saying:

“Kara and I have known each other for years and we get along great. But we tried four judges before and it doesn’t work. It takes up so much time for each of us to give our opinion that it slows down the pace.”

Considering how upset American Idol fans and Adam Lambert fans were when Idol ran several minutes late, cutting off home recordings of Adam Lambert’s ‘Mad World’ performance, I have to agree that having 4 judges is just too many. Kara DioGuardi was apparently upset about Paula’s comments about having four American Idol judges and how the pace is slowed down, and even though Paula’s comment is a true statement, I don’t put the blame or responsibility of the show running late on one judge over another.

What do you think about Simon Cowell leaving American Idol? Will you continue to watch American Idol after Simon leaves? Are you happy or sad that Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol? Would you watch Idol if Donald Trump were to become Simon’s replacement?

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