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Simon Cowell and Spencer Pratt
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Simon Cowell greets his fans at the ‘American Idol’ finale
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Jon Gosselin smiles while hosting a pool party at Wet Republic at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on August 29, 2009
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Courteney Cox visits ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ at the Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, October 27, 2009
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Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson arrive at the ‘New Moon’ premiere after party at the Hammer Museum on November 16, 2009 in Westwood, California
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Zac Efron poses at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards Press Room at Gibson Amphitheatre on May 31, 2009 in Universal City, California
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Sheryl Crow attends 2009 VH1 Divas at Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 17, 2009
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Sting, Simon Cowell
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Kris Allen speaks onstage during the People’s Choice Awards 2010 Nomination event, SLS Hotel, LA, Nov. 10, 2009
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Jon Hamm as Don Draper in ‘Mad Men’
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Simon Cowell attends auditions for ‘American Idol’ Season 8 at Chelsea Piers on August 26, 2008 in New York City
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Simon Cowell arrives at the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Academy Award Viewing Party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California
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