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Simon Cowell tops Trump as biggest prime-time TV earner in US

12.11.09
Simon Cowell has been named as the best paid man on prime-time US television, beating Donald Trump into second place... more

Little Dorrit steals the show with seven Emmys

21.09.09
Little Dorrit won seven Emmy Awards for Britain at American television’s equivalent of the Oscars.... more

X Factor Ethan Boroian is an internet sensation

21.09.09
X Factor hunk Ethan Boroian has become an internet sensation since making his debut on the show.... more

Diva fever as Leona Lewis steals U.S. show

18.09.09
The Brits were very well represented at a bash celebrating divas in the US — with Leona Lewis stealing the show... more

Looks like it's going to be a tight fit on the plane for Victoria Beckham

19.08.09
Victoria Beckham was spotted in this rather impractical outfit as she boarded a flight in Los Angeles yesterday with her son Romeo... more

Victoria Beckham is back on American Idol judging panel

14.08.09
Victoria Beckham is set to make her second appearance as an American Idol judge and David has arrived back in the US to show his support. ... more

Victoria Beckham: Simon Cowell turned down Spice Girls

11.08.09
Victoria Beckham has revealed that Simon Cowell had the chance to sign the Spice Girls — but let them go.... more

Kate Moss model agency joins Posh and Becks

10.08.09
Celebrity management firm behind David and Victoria Beckham snaps up the Storm fashion model agency which boasts catwalk stars including Kate Moss... more

Katy Perry will pick new US Idol

07.08.09
Katy Perry has been signed up as a guest judge on American Idol.... more

Victoria Beckham is new American Idol

06.08.09
Victoria Beckham has been lined up to replace Paula Abdul as a judge on the hit US TV show American Idol... more

Victoria Beckham is an American Idol

06.08.09
Victoria Beckham arrives at LAX airport to catch a flight looking as trim as ever... more

Simon Cowell bids for global empire ‘bigger than Disney’

24.06.09
Simon Cowell and Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green in billion-pound talks to develop international TV business bigger than Disney... more

Simon Cowel has XXX factor at Stringfellows

12.06.09
Simon Cowell could hardly take the smile off his face as he left gentleman’s club Stringfellows in Covent Garden.... more

Idol judge hits out at Cowell the bully

22.04.09
Paula Abdul has lashed out at her fellow American Idol judge Simon Cowell — branding him a “masterful bully”.... more

Simon Cowell reveals: My taste is cheap

23.03.09
Millionaire Simon Cowell has revealed he is a man of simple tastes when it comes to his backstage demands.... more

Channel Five scores a zero as ads slump

26.08.08
Even the cult soap Neighbours cannot save broadcaster Channel Five from slumping ad revenues... more

As X Factor returns, we reveal how Simon Cowell makes do on his paltry £35m salary

15.08.08
Simon Cowell started out as a humble office boy and is now the world's best-paid male TV personality, worth an estimated £112million.... more

Simon Cowell's luxury mansion still isn't finished... nearly two years after work began

08.06.08
It certainly has the X factor, but after 21 months Simon Cowell's five bedroom, six bathroom $8million Hollywood mansion still isn't inhabited.... more

Simon Cowell leads Brits taking over American Idol

22.05.08
Simon Cowell lead the charge of the Brit brigade as singer George Michael made a surprise performance during the American Idol finale, and presenter Cat Deeley provided the glamour as the Brits took over American Idol... more

Remember our first kiss? Simon Cowell's childhood sweetheart surprises him live on U.S. TV

02.05.08
He is known to millions as TV's Mr Nasty but Simon Cowell showed he has an altogether softer side after being ambushed on television by the first girl he ever kissed. The star was left blushing when Brit Tara McDonald-Smith called him during a Q&A session on his US show American Idol and revealed how the pair kissed at the bottom of his garden when they were just nine... more

The Gordon problem

14.04.08
A new poll today shows a loss of confidence in the PM's abilities, proving that the divisions in the Labour Party are no longer just about style -but substance... more

DVDs of the week

04.12.07
The Simpsons hit the big screen, large-scale effects in Transformers, and a festive movie with a dark twist.... more

CDs of the Week

22.06.07
This week's new releases include Kelly Clarkson and the Beastie Boys, as well an inspired Ella Fitzgerald jazz compilation.... more

DVDs of the week

29.05.07
French release Cousin Cousine sparkles next to some overhyped razzle (Dreamgirls) and pretentious twaddle about the meaning of life (The Fountain).... more

Dream debut for a supreme singer

01.02.07
There's only one thing Derek Malcolm will remember about Dreamgirls, a film based on the Supremes, and that's the performance of American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson.... more

Oscar hope Hudson brings down the house

25.01.07
Dreamgirls is based on the Supremes story and Jennifer Hudson steals the show as the one who's dropped from the band. Nick Curtis meets the ex-American Idol contestant.... more

From X Factor to US Factor

08.01.07
Simon Cowell is backing X Factor winner Leona Lewis to be a hit when she performs on American Idol, the US version of TV show Pop Idol.... more

Wonder of Stevie keeps growing

05.12.06
Stevie Wonder looked like the biggest star by far at the Billboard Music Awards when he appeared on stage with fellow legend Tony Bennett.... more

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