Simon Cowell hits back at Sting over “karaoke” remarks

October 26th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell is being wooed by the likes of British PM Gordon Brown and Conservative Party leader David Cameron for getting into politics. Both the leaders believe that the 'X Factor' supremo would make British politics more popular with young voters in the wake of the expenses scandal.

October 19th, 2009 LONDON - Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole is said to have wowed even co-judge Simon Cowell with her solo performance at 'The X Factor'. Wearing a raunchy military-style outfit, Cole, 26, performed her solo single 'Fight for This Love', and received a standing ovation from all the judges at the show.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Simon Cowell has reportedly been gifted 179 mirrors for his birthday on October 7. Pals of the 50-year-old music mogul were said to have shelled out on mirrors ranging in different shapes and sizes.

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - Music mogul Simon Cowell is all set to launch his own aftershave. Cowell and his fellow judges at The X Factor - Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole - will release X-Factor fragrances.

September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cheryl Cole has joked that she is planning to gift teeth whitener to Simon Cowell on his 50th birthday. Contactmusic quoted Cole as saying: "I'll buy him some teeth bleach whitener! No, I'm joking, I shall have to think about it." Cowell will turn 50 on October 7.

September 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Singer Katy Perry has called Simon Cowell an "honest a**hole". The 24-year-old star is set to appear on American Idol as a guest judge and imitate Cowell's brand of tough love.

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.

August 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Terri Seymour, ex-girlfriend of Simon Cowell, has revealed that the music mogul loves watching kids' cartoons. The 'American Idol' star has a reputation of being nasty because he regularly berates wannabe singers on TV talent contests including Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor.

August 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Music mogul Simon Cowell has finally admitted that he has had Botox. Cowell, 49, revealed that he had the wrinkle-fighting injection in a bid to turn back the years.

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 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Music mogul Simon Cowell has revealed that he is certain that co-judge Paula Abdul will be making an appearance on American Idol next season, despite there being word that she might not. Cowell, 49, says that he is not worried and that even though he has no say in Abdul, 47, making it back to the show, he definitely wants her to be on it.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has admitted that she wants to 'do' Frank Lampard and Cristiano Ronaldo. The newly single model, 31, says she would love to bed the top footballers - and added music mogul Simon Cowell to her hit list.

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.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has confessed he was too tough on child contestants in this year's show. The talent show chief said he "went too far" with his remarks that left some young competitors weeping for some time and sparked a string of complaints to Ofcom.