Simon Cowell, ITV 'risk self-destructive war' over 'X Factor', 'BGT'
Published Apr 20 2012, 14:53 BST | By Alex Fletcher
Simon Cowell is upset and annoyed with ITV over its lack of support for Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor, according to the TV mogul's unofficial biographer Tom Bower.Bower's book Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell has been trailed in The Sun all week and has revealed information about the TV star's love life, including an affair with former X Factor co-star Dannii Minogue.
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The writer's latest revelations about Cowell are based on his relationship with ITV, who he has worked with on talent shows for over a decade. Bower has alleged that Cowell is annoyed at ITV for not being more supportive following the news about his private life.
"ITV are shooting themselves in the foot by criticising Cowell," said Bower.
"They are risking a self-destructive war by not respecting the man who has saved their channel from bad ratings when they have failed to create other original and attractive programmes. Without Cowell their ratings would sink.
"At the same time he is suffering because of the poor programmes that screen before his shows that they're responsible for. Cowell's view is that he is doing an amazing amount for them. He is relentless and knows the business better than anyone else.
"He is a perfectionist and they are certainly ungrateful."
Earlier this week, it was claimed that Cowell was annoyed at ITV's decision to rehire Gary Barlow as a judge on The X Factor for a second year, while ITV director Peter Fincham apparently prefers not to have Cowell involved directly in the talent shows.
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Adam Brannon i agree, i have to say that i am totally bored of The Voice already and couldn't stand the noise that was supposed to be the battles. Some of them were screaming out of key !!
April 27th 2012 at 3:14pm
just watched the voice the battel where two people from the same team av to sing the same song together I was thinking thatb the show might of lost some of its shinebut was pleasantly surprissed how good it wads cant wait for the live shows.
April 21st 2012 at 9:34pm
doubtful the above is true due to fact itv just commisioned another seiers of red or black and seeing as that's cowells worse format itv still supporting it.
April 21st 2012 at 4:29pm
Simon would not admit he was gay.
April 21st 2012 at 11:08am
Adam Brannon leoana lewis alexandra burke are not and i repeat are no global stars do u here of them selling out venues when they go on tour NO you dont not sure they even go on tour they pop up on some tv show now and then talking abt they next cheesey single and what kind of shompoo they buy from asda other super markets are avaible of course not abt how they av sold out the o2 areana or wembley so when you talk to me abt global think againglobal dont means more than the uk and a few european countries now if u want to talk global talk adel jessie j non of which found by simon cowell dont give me alexandra burke leona lewis 1d GLOBAL now do you understand
April 21st 2012 at 5:48am