Simon Cowell Tempts Fate - Again

[Shawn]

"American Idol" auditions in San Francisco, which aired Wednesday, failed to produce another William Hung, but it was serious déjà vu for Simon Cowell regardless.

After Victor Mercado serenaded the judges with "Build Me Up Buttercup," the brutal Brit called him a terrible singer and dancer with no charisma. When Mercado argued, Cowell challenged the 23-year-old Mercer Island, Washington, native to prove him wrong, offering $50,000 if Mercado had a #1 single within six months — which happens to be the same bet Cowell made with a singer named Paul Holt on his English show, "The X Factor," last fall.

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[DudeAsInCool]

the brutal Brit called him a terrible singer and dancer with no charisma

For a moment, I thougth he was talking about himself..

[Ken]

With all the publicity this guy gets, I would expect him to be something interesting.

Instead he's a poor excuse for a narcissistic, cynically motivated antagonist.

I don't see how anyone could be annoyed or aggravated by him; he's such an over actor, and I've only seen brief clips on news channels and in other places (I’ve never actually witnessed American Idol).

Come on, his persona is fabricated.

[KiwiCoromandel]

he certainly has whatever is apparently required to make a major asshole...but i can`t help thinking that a lot of it is pretend/put on..to make the show more interesting...god knows it needs it..... :rolleyes: