Why Simon Cowell BACKED OUT of His Own Talk Show

Simon Cowell has ne'er been shy to stock his opinions.

But erstwhile it comes to doing so on a regular ground connected his ain speech show, the America's Got Talent justice revealed helium has nary involvement successful joining his American Idol discoveries Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson on daytime TV—even if helium came close.

"I got to the constituent wherever they built the acceptable and I started to get anxious and past truly stressed out, and I conscionable walked retired the meeting," Simon exclusively shared connected the Jan. 3 occurrence of E! News. "I conscionable said I virtually couldn't bash this. I conscionable couldn't speech to radical each time long. I'm not precise bully astatine talking."

But 1 happening Simon is good astatine is spotting talent, which helium continues to bash alongside judges Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum connected NBC's caller contention bid America's Got Talent: All-Stars.

However, big Terry Crews told E! News the amusement should beryllium called "The World's Got Talent," explaining, "You person astir memorable, you person radical who've won Got Talent competitions each implicit the world, international. And everyone has travel present to vie against each other."

Hear much from the AGT judges—including wherefore Heidi would emotion to exemplary alongside her girl Leni Klum, 18—in the afloat interrogation above.

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America's Got Talent: All-Stars airs Mondays astatine 8 p.m. connected NBC.

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