Mr Cowell says sorry!


After weeks and weeks of speculation and rumours flying around like wildfire about US X Factor, Cheryl Cole, the sacking, the DRAMA, the big boss himself Simon Cowell has finally come out and said actual words about the whole debacle. And not just a few words. Not just a paltry little quote. If Simon gives an interview, he shows that interview what an interview is.

In the longest explanation in the history of showbusiness, Simon explained EVERYTHING and oddly enough most of the rumours were actually true. One-nil rumour mill.

Simon said: “The hardest thing to accept is that everyone has painted me as a monster because I embarrassed her, but the truth was I was protecting her. I just want people to be in the best place at the right time." He's just a big softie at heart.

“Knowing Cheryl like I know her, we noticed she was quieter than normal, looked a bit uncomfortable but I put some of this down to nerves. The overall feeling was that she was slightly out her comfort zone in America, compared to what she was in the UK. If she had accepted my original offer, she would have made a sensational return and would have understood she was more comfortable in the UK than the US.”

“The intention was to do it quietly and simply say to her that you have an option to rejoin the UK show. We were saying move to another show for even more money.

"There was offer of around £2.5million on the table including bonuses. So how is that sacking someone? If that’s being horrible to someone then I would be quite happy with someone doing that to me.

"She was certainly interested as we exchanged a few texts and she asked if she could have my dressing room at the studio and I said ‘of course’.

“So we genuinely thought it was going to happen. But the big condition was that it was to be kept under wraps and she would make a big entrance last week at the Birmingham auditions and everyone would have loved it. But when the story got out, it changed everything.

"There was no more communication and we had set a deadline of Sunday, giving her six days to make a decision.

So did Cheryl refuse the offer to return?

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