COWELL SPEECHLESS AFTER IDOL CONTESTANT GETS CUFFED
Outspoken SIMON COWELL was left speechless when an AMERICAN IDOL hopeful = had to be cuffed and dragged from an audition after refusing to leave.
The music mogul, along with fellow judges Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jack= son, was filming the audition process in Orlando, Florida last summer (09= ) when Jared Norrell stepped up to show his vocal talents.
After singing an ear-shattering rendition of Amazing Grace, DioGuardi a= sked the bemused 28 year old, "Oh good Lord, what was that? Do you really= think you’re a good singer? Seriously, I’m not trying to be rude. You th= ink you’re a great singer?" To which the wannabe replied, "Guys, can I just have two seconds more p= lease… I’m tripping, I’m tripping… you feel me? I’m losing it… Can = I sing one more song?’ A bewildered Cowell remained uncharacteristically silent as the graphic= designer broke into song again - prompting Jackson to call on security.
But after bodyguards hauled him away from the audition room, there was = an altercation - resulting in the would-be singer being handcuffed with t= he aid of police and dragged out of the building’s exit.
The episode aired in the U.S. earlier this week (begs18Jan10). (MJ/WNWC=
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