Cowell goes with girlfriend for birthday treat

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 16th, 2009 LONDON - British supermodel Kate Moss wants to sing at her good friend Simon Cowell's birthday party. Though the 35-year-old is keen to sing, she is unsure about what to sing on Cowell's 50th birthday bash Oct 7, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

September 12th, 2009 Actress cum director cum producer, Priya Hassan celebrated her 22nd birthday on 09/09/09. She celebrated her birthday with family and close friends.

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 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell has revealed that he almost made up his mind to quit The X Factor after he felt it was getting stale and boring.n an interview Cowell has admitted he was so tired of the old and dull audition routine that he almost called it off, just hours after the filming of this year's series started, reports the Sun. Sick of the old process, Cowell asked the bosses to hold the auditions before the viewers.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell's ex Terri Seymour has revealed that the X Factor co-judge still calls her ten times a day. Seymour, 34, and Cowell, 49, had split a year ago, but he still has photos of her all around his house.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell has dismissed rumours he is dating American Idol make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy - following a string of rumours linking the star to Afghan beauty. Cowell has been single since splitting from long-term girlfriend Terri Seymour, but he was rumoured to have stepped back on the dating scene with Afghanistan-born Hussainy, who he met behind-the-scenes of the hit US show, reports the Mirror.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell was overwhelmed with the surprise joint 50th birthday bash thrown by his best gal pal Jackie St Claire. The music mogul celebrated three months before his October 7 birthday, as he will be too busy with the launch of The X Factor.

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 1st, 2009 LONDON - Formula One racing champion Lewis Hamilton has bought a Porsche for his girlfriend, singer Nicole Scherzinger. Hamilton bought a new car for the Pussycat Dolls singer's 31st birthday Monday.

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 4th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt made sure his daughter Shiloh had a memorable third birthday by presenting her with two diamond and platinum necklaces on the day. Contactmusic.com reports, the tiny tot celebrated her birthday May 27 and her proud papa surprised her with priceless gifts from designer Neil Lane, including a 1.5-carat chain worth a whopping $15,000.

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 28th, 2009 LONDON - Terri Seymour, ex-girlfriend of music mogul Simon Cowell, is seeking a restraining order against a woman she claims tried to strangle her. Seymour, who is host of American Idol's Extra TV spin-off, said she was attacked from behind outside the TV studio in Los Angeles.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Media mogul Simon Cowell has said that his hectic work agenda makes him feel trapped. Cowell revealed that the agenda makes him feel hollow, as his every move is planned beforehand.