Simon Cowell bidding adieu to American Idol, says bro
International
oi-Staff
London
(ANI):
Simon
Cowell
is
definitely
leaving
'American
Idol",
his
brother
has
said.
The
media
mogul"s
brother
Tony
does
a
podcast
called
The
Cowell
Factor,
and
in
his
latest
update
he
has
disclosed
that
Simon
is
definitely
quitting
American
Idol
next
year.
"A
press
statement
is
being
prepared
which
will
confirm
what
everybody
expected:
Simon
will
leave
Idol
at
the
end
of
2010
to
concentrate
on
bringing
the
American
version
of
X
Factor
to
U.S.
TV
in
2011," the
Mirror
quoted
Tony
as
saying.
There
has
been
much
speculation
about
Simon's
future
with
Idol,
with
some
sources
initially
saying
that
he's
simply
been
trying
to
get
yet
more
cash
by
holding
out
on
signing
a
new
contract.