London
(ANI):
English
A&R
executive
Simon
Cowell
has
revealed
that
he
knew
nothing
about
the
clause
that
had
been
added
in
the
X
Factor
contestants
contracts
banning
them
from
criticising
him.
The
clause,
which
came
to
light
on
December
11,
stated
that
the
contestants
must
not
say
anything
which
"may
be
considered
unduly
negative,
critical
or
derogatory
of
the
company
including
its
personnel
and,
in
particular,
Simon
Cowell."
Cowell,
49,
admitted
that
though
he
did
not
know
about
the
clause,
he
was
not
surprised
that
it
had
been
included
in
the
contract,
as
according
to
him,
he
is
the
most
hated
person
on
TV.
"I
wasn"t
aware
I
was
one
of
the
clauses.
You
can"t
be
horrible
about
me," the
Sun
quoted
him
as
saying.
"That's
probably
the
most
useless
clause
in
the
history
of
contracts,
because
everybody
does
talk
horribly
about
me,
and
you
know
what?
I
don't
care.
It
sounds
ridiculously
hypocritical
for
me
to
slate
loads
of
people
who
come
on
the
show
and
then
say
you
have
to
be
nice
about
Simon,"
he
added.