Simon Cowell on the US X Factor: “Zero Rules…I Can’t Bear Rules”

Simon Cowell plans to pull out all the stops when he brings X Factor to the US in fall 2011, he tells Deadline London in an exclusive interview. Simon says the show will have “zero rules” and that contrary to rumors, he  hasn’t booked anyone as host or for the judges’ panel yet.  He will keep those decisions to the very last minute, he says.  Also, Simon claims P. Diddy was never “in the mix.” Simon doesn’t criticize American Idol, but he does brag, once again,...

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