Simon Cowell Slams Jennifer Hudson And Hicks.

06 March 2007

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Cowell Blasts Hudson For Idol 'Stepping Stone' Comment

Music mogul Simon Cowell has blasted Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson after she called American Idol "a stepping stone" - insisting she wouldn't have been cast in Dreamgirls without the US talent show.Hudson was a contestant on Idol in 2004, but was voted off before the final.Over a year later, she auditioned for the role of Effie White in the big screen version of the musical Dreamgirls and was cast.When Hudson accepted her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Dreamgirls last month (25Feb07), Cowell was disappointed she declined to mention the show.He says, "Jennifer Hudson said American Idol was a 'stepping stone' for her.Stepping stone? It was her big opportunity to become noticed and she got noticed and she got Dreamgirls."Singers like her deliberately turn against the show that made them successful. The reason (people) come on the show is because all the doors had been slammed in their face."Meanwhile in other news

Cowell 'Couldn't Stand' American Idol Winner Hicks

Music mogul Simon Cowell has blasted the most recent American Idol winner Taylor Hicks for lacking the talent to become a pop superstar.

Cowell, who is a judge on the hit reality TV show alongside Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, confessed last Thursday (01Mar07) he wanted to axe Hicks early on in American Idol last year (06).

And British Cowell isn't surprised 30-year-old Hicks has struggled to sell records, while fellow contestant Chris Daughtry has sold well.

He says, "They (Abdul and Jackson) loved him. I couldn't stand him. I didn't get it.

"At the end of the day you have to find a bona fide recording artist. Just because you win the show doesn't mean you will sell a lot of records. Chris is the one who sold the albums, not Taylor."