Simon Cowell is the next judge leaving American Idol. Cowell has announced that he is leaving the hit show after his contract ends in 2010. The British music executive- known for his harsh criticisms- will be moving on to judge and produce an American version of his British show The X Factor which will air on FOX in 2011, according to Usmagazine.com. Cowell said in a statement, “I felt like doing something different. I want to leave Idol this year bigger and better than it’s been before.”
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