Simon Cowell is Engaged

Here’s a shocker: Simon Cowell is engaged. The American Idol judge, 50, is engaged to makeup artist Mezhgan Hussainy after denying the rumor for weeks. Multiple insiders confirmed the engagement to Usmagazine, and Hussainy confirmed the news herself early on Friday. The couple started dating last October around Cowell’s 50^th birthday, where she was his date for his birthday party in London. I am just so happy this is finally confirmed after all the denying, even though she was wearing what appears to be an engagement ring and he was calling her The One in interviews. Hello obvious.

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Simon Cowell Leaving American Idol

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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Prime Time’s Top Earning Men

Usmagazine has released the Forbes Prime Time’s Top Earning Men. And the winner is…Simon Cowell! Well that did surprise me a bit, but congrats to Cowell and the rest of the men who topped this list.

1. Simon Cowell- $75 million
2. 2. Donald Trump- $50 million
3. 3. Ryan Seacrest- $38 million
4. 4. Charlie Sheen $21 million
5. 5. Steve Carell- $21 million
6. 6. Howie Mandel= $15 million
7. 7. Kiefer Sutherland- $13 million
8. 8. Jeff Foxworthy- $11 million
9. 9. Hugh Laurie- $10 million
10. 10. David Caruso- $9 million

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