Simon Cowell still makes Alexandra Burke nervous

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 10th, 2009 LONDON - Celebrity judge Simon Cowell says he would have flunked The Beatles if they auditioned for The X Factor. Cowell says he could only be game for the Fab Four if they were Beatles minus drummer Ringo Starr.

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 21st, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Talent-hunt show moghul Simon Cowell is so fond of dogs that he donates $165,000 every year to an animal shelter. Cowell gives the massive sum to "Exorcist" run by actress Linda Blair in Toluca Lake, California because he views it as the next best thing to having his own pet, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

August 19th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell had to finally call the police after it was found that 2006 X-Factor winner Leona Lewis' new track was leaked on the Internet. Cowell, the producer of the show, discovered that hackers targeted his record company Syco's computers in a bid to nick tracks.

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 15th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell is in talks to sign a 100million pounds-a-year 'American Idol' contract, which could make him the highest paid star in TV history. By sealing the US deal with Fox, Cowell will quadruple his current 25million pounds a year, which means that he would rake in a whopping 2.2million pounds an hour on screen.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna is reportedly in talks with TV mogul Simon Cowell to perform on this year's X-Factor. Lady GaGa, Rihanna and Robbie Williams are the other singing sensations whom ITV1 talent show is targeting to rope in for special performances.

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 25th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell has decided to quit X Factor to launch a billion-pound global TV and entertainment empire with Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green, say reports. According to sources, the 49-year-old music mogul has told his friends that the next series will be his last.

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.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell has won international fame with his mean comments on talent shows. And now, his family has revealed that his malicious behaviour is not just restricted to his reel life-the music mogul has been "Mr Nasty" his whole life.

May 16th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell has decided to step up his security, and he has replaced his security staff with ex-Army commandos. Cowell, 49, took the dramatic step after becoming concerned about his safety.

May 8th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has banned Susan Boyle, who is all set to make an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show, from singing for Oprah. Susan, 48, who will take the stage on special episode of Oprah, called The Worlds Got Talent, has been asked to refrain from singing, as the BGT bosses want to save her incredible singing for her semi-final appearance on the show.