Controversy: Simon And Ellen’s ‘Idol’ Feud

If the rumors are to be believed, a feud between Ellen Degeneres and Simon Cowell is heating up on American Idol. According to TMZ, Ellen thinks Simon is unnecessarily cruel to contestants, and Simon likes to antagonize Ellen by being cruel to them. Ah, your typical sibling relationship.

So, are they really feuding? An Idol rep didn’t return our call for comment, but we can understand why Simon and Ellen wouldn’t get along. And you know what? We’re going to have to side with Simon on this one. Like the song goes, you’ve got to be cruel to be kind, Ellen. While she seemed promising during her Hollywood week debut, Ellen’s played it safe since then. Even kind of boring, actually. And we don’t think Simon’s down with that. (Say what you will about Paula, but those are two things she never was.)

Another theory floating around Crushable headquarters is that perhaps Simon isn’t liking the fact that Ellen’s more famous than he is. Idol has always been his show, and suddenly he’s not the star anymore. Diva alert! Maybe that’s why he’s headed off to X-Factor (and taking Paula with him?).

Do you think Simon and Ellen are actually fighting? Whose side are you on?

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