Simon Fuller

LOS ANGELES ( Reuters ) - " American Idol " creator Simon Fuller has filed a lawsuit against Fox television seeking credits and monetary fees for the upcoming TV talent show, "The X Factor." The breach of contract lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, alleges that Fox, part of the News Corp media empire, and producers FremantleMedia , a unit of Bertelsmann AG , have refused to honor a 2005 contract granting Fuller an executive producer credit and fees for the U.S. version of...Read Full Story

Daily Mail 'Idol' Creator: I Should Get Credit for X Factor! TMZ.com "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller is suing Fox Broadcasting and Fremantle -- the powers behind Simon Cowell's new show, "The X Factor," claiming they screwed him out of an Executive Producer credit as well as big fees. Fuller filed a legal complaint ... 'Idol' creator sues Fox over 'X Factor' USA Today 'Idol' Creator Simon Fuller Sues Fox for 'X-Factor' Fees TheWrap Simon Fuller Sues Fox Over 'X Factor' New York Times...Read Full Story

American Idol creator Simon Fuller has sued the US TV network Fox, claiming some fees and credits for the US version of The X Factor. Fuller charges the News Corp broadcasting company, and producers Fremantle Media North America of breaching a 2005 contract. This is a precedent dispute in 2004 arising similarities between Fuller’s American Idol talent show and Cowell’s UK show, The X Factor. Fuller sued Cowell for copyright infringement, over claims The X Factor copied the format of...Read Full Story

American Idol is pleased to offer you the chance to buy tour tickets before the general public. Use the code AMERICAN beginning at 10am your local time on Wednesday, May 11. You have only until 10pm Thursday, May 12 to take advantage of the pre-sale code.* The PUBLIC SALE begins on Friday, May 13. CHECK OUT TICKETS HERE. New for this year! VIP Packages and they’re available starting with the presale: LIMITED QUANTITY! SUPERSTAR PACKAGE - $250.00 *One top price reserved...Read Full Story

MTV.com Simon Fuller Sues Fox, Fremantle Wall Street Journal "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller on Wednesday sued Fox Broadcasting and FremantleMedia North America, alleging that the network and production company reneged on an agreement to name him executive producer of their coming "X Factor" ... 'Idol' Creator: I Should Get Credit for X Factor! TMZ.com 'Idol' creator sues Fox over 'X Factor' USA Today Fuller Sues Fox For X-Factor Fees Bloomberg Daily Mail  - Reuters Canada  - New York...Read Full Story

The American Idol Season 10 summer tour is finally underway, and MJ’s Big Blog was good enough to compile the set list in full! As expected, the Top 11 mostly revisit highlights from Season 10, though we noticed a few new songs thrown in there, too — including Pia Toscano’s first single, “This Time.” The song we’re most excited to see when the Idol tour hits our town? James Durbin’s cover of Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child of Mine.” Something...Read Full Story

American Idol creator Simon Fuller is feeling left out of The X Factor. Fuller is suing FOX for a producing credit on the new American version of the show, as well as for a fee “commensurate with [Fuller’s] duties and stature within the entertainment industry.” In other words, it’s on…The details of the lawsuit are a bit dicey, so bear with us here: The current legal proceedings trace back to a lawsuit in 2004, shortly after Svengali Simon Cowell started The X Factor...Read Full Story

Reuters - "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller has sued the Fox television network seeking credits and monetary fees for the upcoming U.S. version of TV talent show, "The X Factor."Read Full Story

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Simon Fuller, the British creator of hit TV show American Idol, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday surrounded by some of the real-life stars he has helped to create. "Whenever I see that star, I won't see my name, I'll see all names of the people I've worked (with) and all those amazing artists and people that have helped me achieve this stuff," Fuller said as his star was unveiled. Over a 25-year career, Fuller has managed singers Annie Lennox, The Spice Girls and Amy...Read Full Story