Simon Cowell Confused by Fantasia

Ellen DeGeneres got Simon Cowell to really open up about Fantasia, and her insane performance on American Idol. He’s so great, honest, and humble. Click here if you missed the Fantasia performance.

Fantasia Freaks Out Simon Cowell on American Idol

Fantasia gave a freaky performance tonight on American Idol. The look on Simon Cowell’s face says it all. The song was a lot of yelling and booty shaking, but nothing that could be danced to. I’m not even sure it was bad, it was just off, and I don’t mean off the hook, I mean different, but that’s Fantasia. She does give an energetic show, and usually sweats like a pig. As Ryan Seacrest was spreading on the compliments she tried to grab and kiss him. The whole experience sent cold shivers down my spine. Video of Fantasia’s performance is below.

John Rich Slams Paula Abdul

John Rich, who is a judge on the upcoming show Nashville Star, had a slightly different view of Paula Abdul’s difficulty doing her judging job on American Idol this week. Rich said:

"When Paula made a comment on a performance that didn’t just happen, I put myself in the place of that artist [Jason Castro], and what they may feel, the humiliation of that. The lack of respect is terrible. If you’re not any more serious about it than that, get another job! Let somebody that cares judge it."

AMEN!

Rich had harsh words for the show American Idol itself too:

"American Idol infuriates me. They’re being fake about it. I’m not surprised their ratings are in the toilet."

To make it clear this wasn’t any sort of rivalry talking Rich said:

"I’m actually friends with Randy Jackson."

This sounds like something Simon Cowell would say if he wasn’t a judge on American Idol.

Brooke White Voted Off American Idol

It finally happened. Simon Cowell’s least favorite American Idol contestant, Brooke White, was FINALLY voted off. Brooke said at the start "I’ll let the chips fall where they may," then today the chips were gone, and there were only crumbs left. Before her final number Brooke cried really hard, then fought threw her sobs to say:

"I just want to say thank you. It’s going to be terrible for me right now, but thank you."

I’d like to see Brooke perform, and I’m sure I will at a local coffee shop somewhere in Los Angeles.

Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh on Britain’s Got Talent

Suleman Mirza and Madhu Singh performed some classic Michael Jackson movies on Britain’s Got Talent, which aired on ITV on Saturday April 26. Performances like this always get the crowd excited. The more fun the performers have, the more fun the audience has. Even Simon Cowell was having fun. Woohoo!