Celebrity Feuds
Simon to Ryan: I'm the American Idol, Bee-yotch!

Posted Jun 12th 2007 1:22PM by TMZ Staff

Simon Cowell added fuel to his bitchfest with Ryan Seacrest, by claiming the more airtime he gets on "American Idol" the better the show's ratings are. Settle down, ladies!
Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest's War of Words
The dueling divas took to the airwaves on Tuesday, when Simon called in to KIIS FM's "On Air with Ryan Seacrest," after news hit that Ryan jokingly said the drop in "A.I." ratings this season were all Simon's fault. Sanjaya say what?!

Ryan believes if Simon wants credit for the show's success (which Cowell does claim), he also has to take the blame when it fumbles. Seacrest added, "Plus, there's a little bit of ego that's getting out of control with you." Ya think?

Simon, who is more vocal during the audition episodes, hit back at Ryan by saying, "When I'm allowed more airtime we get 34 million viewers. When I say nothing -- and you're talking -- we get 12 million less."

Oh for the love of Dunkleman, just hug it out already!

Filed under: American Idol, Celebrity Feuds, Ryan Seacrest


Tags: Ryan Seacrest, RyanSeacrest, Simon Cowell, SimonCowell

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1. There is no "Idol" without Simon Cowell - it's that simple.
Ryan should be thanking Simon daily for his newly-found "fame".

Posted at 2:15PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Nicks

2. Screw the pompous Cowell and his hateful remarks. He needs to go be a judge at that jail in Arizona whre the inmates are being allowed to perform on American Idol contests with judges like Alice Cooper judging, If Cowell comes off with his mean spirited, hateful remarks to one of those inmates (saying they are fat, ugly, which has nothing to do with singing talent) they can just beat the crap out of him . Or maybe the meaner ones will just kill him. That is what cowell has deserved all along instead of a paycheck.

Posted at 2:19PM on Jun 12th 2007 by perry

3. lifetime memberships in the united states chess federation, only one thousand dollars...

Posted at 2:19PM on Jun 12th 2007 by catheadmoon

4. thatcher batcher...

Posted at 2:20PM on Jun 12th 2007 by catheadmoon

5. thatcher batcher...

Posted at 2:20PM on Jun 12th 2007 by catheadmoon

6. Britney and K-Fed should audition for the next American Idol. They don't really have many avenues left...

Posted at 2:25PM on Jun 12th 2007 by K-fug

7. Who cares, this show sucks ass. Send Simon back to England already!

Posted at 2:27PM on Jun 12th 2007 by PO

8. I would agree that Ryan Seecrest is part of the reason ratings drop but not the whole reason. I watch american idol in the early stages when they go from town to town having auditions with people and then when they have the hollywood auditions. They're interesting, show emotion and have a lot of entertainment value. Moving on to when theres the top 12 and so on its just some people who are just singing with a lot of rambling and advertising in between. It basically bores me to death. Another reason ratings are falling as they are is because people are realizing that all of this manufactured music is just that nothing actually real and sincere and not one of the singers after Kelly clarkson have made a successful career out of winning American Idol ( unless you consider singing in Walmart parking lots successfull) and it was actually those who broke out on their own and managed to create something for themselves that have been the ones getting somewhere.

Posted at 2:31PM on Jun 12th 2007 by K.R

9. Truly an over inflated sense of self worth

Posted at 2:35PM on Jun 12th 2007 by DOB

10. I love Simon! He tells it like it is whether anyone else likes it or not! Ryan I don't like so much, too many teeth visible when he talks & I'm pretty sure he's a closet case.

Posted at 2:35PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Melissa

11. I don't watch the show because I can't stand Simon....

Posted at 2:39PM on Jun 12th 2007 by who cares anyway...! I mean really???

12. Not ONE of the winners after Kelly have a successful career? Carrie Underwood won two Grammys. Sounds pretty successful to me!

Posted at 2:41PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Amanda

13. I really don't care for Ryan Seacrest.. I have seriously tried to figure out what his talent is to no avail. Each week he comes on with this horrific sense of self importance is sad and annoying. I enjoy Simon Cowell. He knows what to give an audience. I find myself almost always agreeing with his comments to the contestants. He'a a huge part of Idol. I can't say the same of Seacrest ('SEACREST OUT!'). I think they need to get someone else and send Ryan off into the sunset with that guy who was his co-host in season one.

Posted at 2:42PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Tired and Ready for A Nap

14. It's really very simple...NO SIMON....NO SHOW...I'm over everyone saying he is cruel, etc. He tells it like it is, and anyone going on this show or watching this show knows what is going to happen if the screw up..so don't cry now.

Posted at 2:42PM on Jun 12th 2007 by IdolFan

15. Simon is absolutely right. He tells it like it is, as usual. He's not neutered.
Ryan's o.k. too, though. M.C.'s are SUPPOSED to be neutral and background.

Posted at 2:44PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Confucius

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