Simon Cowell went from being the mean judge everyone remembers to admitting he was kind of a jerk on American Idol and X Factor after losing his parents, having a kid named Eric with his partner Lauren, and watching Liam Payne die. The music exec talked about how he regrets the harsh stuff he said on TV, like calling singers the worst in America and making fat jokes, and getting older, plus therapy made him realize fame absolutely wrecked some of the people he discovered.
The Netflix documentary about him trying to build another boy band shows his softer side, but he keeps saying that being famous or managing fame is both brutal. Payne's dying hit him hard since they talked about fatherhood before it happened, and Cowell wishes he had said different things during their last conversation at his house. He still thinks discovering talent matters even though social media and TikTok changed everything, and these days, he avoids phones and the internet to stay happy while living with his family.
The Netflix documentary about him trying to build another boy band shows his softer side, but he keeps saying that being famous or managing fame is both brutal. Payne's dying hit him hard since they talked about fatherhood before it happened, and Cowell wishes he had said different things during their last conversation at his house. He still thinks discovering talent matters even though social media and TikTok changed everything, and these days, he avoids phones and the internet to stay happy while living with his family.
