Simon on J-Hud: An Apology? Keep Dreaming!

1. Apology? For giving her the TWO greatest opportunities of her life????

I don't care how tough, how critical, how horrible people say Simon is....I think he is very TRUTHFUL......and I think Jannifer Hudson should show some thanks to him, and his show- because WITHOUT American Idol.....someone else would have been playing the role of Effie White, someone else would have been collecting that Oscar.....

She is an ungrateful, young, foolish child......and when she is 40...and looks back on her 15 minutes, maybe then she'll think of things in a new light.....but, def. not now while she's caught up in the mix of actually "being a star"......

Posted at 11:27AM on Mar 7th 2007 by Great Dane

2. Jenifer is so great I love her and Simon needsto get oer himself, he thinks hes the hottest thing ever

Posted at 11:28AM on Mar 7th 2007 by cookie

3. TMZ you are absolutely disgraceful for trying to tarnish what Jennifer Hudson has worked so hard to accomplish. And, she did so with God-given talent! Why do you guys INSIST on peddling this NON-STORY?!! You are liars by omission. You have obviously, carefully selected just enough information to give this trash credibility. I think your efforts are racist and egregious! Jennifer has on NUMEROUS occaisions acknowledged and THANKED AI for the opportunity that they gave her. But TMZ has mysteriously had missed everyone of those interviews and comments. Of course, she is not going to apologize to Simon for her statements. She DOESN'T OWE HIM OR AI AN APOLOGY. He is angry and embarassed that she proved him wrong. And, she has a right to her opinion. I happened to have watched AI when Simon criticized her for everything from her clothes, to her size and her singing. I witnessed it myself. He told her that she was "out of her league" in that competition. Was that supposed to boost her self-esteem?! She like everyone else has a right to say that Simon's critiques were not exactly pleasant.

TMZ, since your digging up videos, did you happen to come across the one where Simon says that he was wrong when he said that she was out of her league. I've seen it myself. Thank God there are credible entertainment news sources other than TMZ that don't fabricate story to fit their agendas to destroy someone's career.

You guys said barely a word about Paris Hilton's video with racist and homosexual slurs. There was no mistaking what came out of her mouth. But, you have been pushing this stupid NON-STORY all week. Jennifer Hudson is not an evil, egotistical person and doesn't deserve this from you. Enough already!

Posted at 11:38AM on Mar 7th 2007 by Lee

4. This is definitely a smear campaign against Jennifer Hudson. TMZ is milking this for what it is worth. What did Jennifer to do TMZ? Piss in your cornflakes?

Posted at 11:49AM on Mar 7th 2007 by Daisy

5. Jennifer Hudson - fat, ungrateful bitch. Period.

Posted at 12:03PM on Mar 7th 2007 by Kate

6. Jennifer Hudson should be paying TMZ for all the exposure.

Guess what -- I never knew who this woman was until TMZ gave her all the FREE publicity.

(Don't you people get it? There is no such thing as bad publicity and Simon Cowell is a shining example of that.)

Posted at 12:05PM on Mar 7th 2007 by comic relief

7. JENNIFER HUDSON DID RECOGNIZE "AMERICAN IDOL" AS BEING ESSENITAL TO HER
SUCCESS. On the Baraba Walter Special before the oscars she said, "if it wasn't for american idol, no one would have ever heard of me or know a Jennifer Hudson". TMZ
is only quoting the 1st part of Simon's comments, the 2nd half consisted of him telling her that her weight would stop or impede her career as a singer and she needed to find another field to pursue----but not the singing field (during these comments Jennifer eyes widen, her mouth opened in surprise & she put her hand over her mouth because she could not believe he said this to her). Jennifer has no reason to thank Simon --- it's the
AMERICAN IDOL SHOW & ITS AUDIENCE PLUS TALENT THAT MAKES THE PERSON A STAR.

Posted at 12:26PM on Mar 7th 2007 by J.C.

8. Simon has proven his accuracy with all contestants over the course of the show, not to mention he's incredibly hot, love to join him for a spot of tea!!!!

Posted at 12:27PM on Mar 7th 2007 by The_Tall_Cool_One

9. Why the hell does Jennifer Hudson have to thank Simon? He's not the one who's singlehandedly responsible for her career. Yes, she was on American Idol, but so what?! I don't see Kelly Clarkson bending over & kissing Simon's ass for all of her grammys. He is not responsible for her winning ANYTHING, so wtf should she be thanking him for?

Posted at 12:40PM on Mar 7th 2007 by NiNi

10. Jennifer--eat something and shut up you dumb ass. Your one damn movie has already gone to your big fat head. I'm sure they will have you back as a presenter at next years Oscars but I'm sure that will be your last. Hey, maybe you can go on Tyra's show and you two can blame both of your fat asses on somebody else. You both are fat because you are so FULL of yourselves.

Posted at 1:28PM on Mar 7th 2007 by Reginald

11. It's not that JH needs to be kissing anyones ass.. she should show some gratitude towards the show that got her face into millions of homes though.
I know I sure as hell wouldn't go around badmouthing a show that essentially opened numerous doors for me that otherwise would have been slammed into my face.

ANY former contestant complaining about the show is ungrateful.

Posted at 1:33PM on Mar 7th 2007 by Lisa

12. another case of typical, if hudson thinks she found her way to dreamgirls on just her talent she's the one dreaming. i don't watch these reality shows but i know they are the vehicle to stardom for many of the performers. i don't think we would have ever heard of kelly, clay, fantasia or the rest of these "musicians" had it not been for the show, and the show has only been successful due to the honesty of cowell. had he truly been abusive he would have told hudson to drop a few pounds. hudson will probably get another role and then reveal that eddie murphy and beyonce were abusive on the set of dreamgirls, oh wait their black, nevermind

Posted at 1:55PM on Mar 7th 2007 by wasabi joe

13. It's unfortunate that she is so ungrateful. Does she have to thank Simon or AI - no but then again I don't have to send the thank you notes for the wedding gifts I received either. She shouldn't act like she didn't know what the show was about - she wasn't on the first season and therefore should have known what kind of comments she would get from Simon - sometimes the truth hurts.

Posted at 2:00PM on Mar 7th 2007 by Rebecca

14. Kelly Clarkson WON American Idol....and she has grown as an artist on HER OWN since then......her INITIAL break was from Idol.....and I have heard her thank Idol plenty of times since then.....

As Simon pointed out a few weeks ago, they kept Jennifer on the show as long as they could.....AMERICA voted her off......maybe American were able to see her for the BITCH that she is......

She shouldn't have anomicity towards Idol- that is for ceratain......

Posted at 2:46PM on Mar 7th 2007 by Great Dane

15. Right now her head is as big as a balloon with a slow leak. Pretty soon we will be saying "Jennifer who???"

Posted at 2:55PM on Mar 7th 2007 by Nina