Cowell donates $165,000 to dog shelter every year

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Talent-hunt show mogul Simon Cowell received 179 mirrors for his 50th birthday Wednesday from friends and family. "They came in all shapes and sizes - big ones, small ones, full-length ones, even dental ones so I can look at my teeth.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - English singer Alexandra Burke says she gets nervous every time she speaks to music mogul Simon Cowell even though she has been signed on by his record label. The "Bad Boys" singer had won last year's "X Factor", femalefirst.co.uk reports.

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell is taking his popular show "X Factor" to the US after signing a $103 million (65 million pounds) deal with Fox TV. The mirror.co.uk reports that Cowell landed the big-money contract to export the hit ITV show as part of his latest "American Idol" deal, which struggling Fox has been desperate to renew for a further two years.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Australian pop star Kylie Minogue and British singer Leona Lewis have donated their high heels in a bid to raise money for a women's charity. Fans will be able to bid on the footwear online from Sunday, reported contactmusic.com The bidders can also win the chance to enjoy lunch with Australian pop star Peter Andre or singer Rachel Stevens and shop with "Britain's Got Talent" judge Amanda Holden.

September 11th, 2009 Cowell says Beatles quip was just that; he's a fanLOS ANGELES — The Beatles once got in trouble over a flip comment about Jesus. Now Simon Cowell has ruffled feathers with a quip about the Beatles.

September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - "Amercian Idol" judge Simon Cowell and his ex-girlfriend Teri Seymour are being sued by a female chef for not returning her shoes that had orthopaedic insoles worth $500. According to Tmz.com, the chef claims Seymour told her to take her shoes off and wear a "clear-bottom" pair when coming into the house.

August 20th, 2009 LONDON - Talent-hunt show moghul Simon Cowell has announced that he will quit his role as a judge on British TV talent show "The X Factor" in three years time. Cowell nearly walked out on the series in 2006, but finding talented singer Leona Lewis made him change his mind and continue with the singing contest.

July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sometimes some stories seem right out of a movie script. Salim's is one of them.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell will be confronted by 17 of his ex-girlfriends at a special bash organised ahead of his birthday. Cowell will be turning 50 in October, but the bash is being organised this weekend.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - British supermodel Kate Moss is preparing to launch a career in television and is reportedly in talks with "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell to become a small screen star. Cowell is the driving force behind a string of hit TV talent shows including "Britain's Got Talent" and the "X Factor", and has reportedly teamed up with Britain's retail billionaire Sir Philip Green to expand his TV empire worldwide with Moss as a key figure in their plans, reports contactmusic.com.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell can earn up to a staggering 144 million pounds ($237 million) from the next series of the show. Cowell is negotiating a deal with the US network Fox and has been offered four times the 36 million pounds he made last year, dailymail.co.uk reports.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell is all set to make a remake of the 1977 classic Saturday Night Fever. Cowell has been in negotiations for weeks with legendary film producer Robert Stigwood, who owns the rights to the screenplay, reported thesun.co.uk.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell has bought his third Rolls Royce for 400,000 pounds. Cowell, worth 100 million pounds, purchased the car as a gift for himself to celebrate the success of his reality show Britain's Got Talent, reports thesun.co.uk.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Mega rich Simon Cowell has spent 400,000 pounds on his third Rolls-Royce. The car fanatic decided to treat himself to celebrate the success of talent show Britain's Got Talent, reports The Sun.

May 6th, 2009 'American Idol' finalists channel inner rock starsNEW YORK — The "American Idol" finalists channeled their inner rock stars Tuesday. The result? Some shone.