Simon's Fashion

It's the Season of Sanjaya in 2007, and ratings cracks are showing around "Idol." Simon even has to take the time to apologize, when he explains that he rolled his eyes at finalist Chris Richardson not because he mentioned the Virginia Tech massacre (a comment Simon couldn't hear), but because the singer sounded nasally. The program still crushes the ratings competition, and a young Jordin Sparks defies "Idol" Southern tradition to take the ... more 

It's the Season of Sanjaya in 2007, and ratings cracks are showing around "Idol." Simon even has to take the time to apologize, when he explains that he rolled his eyes at finalist Chris Richardson not because he mentioned the Virginia Tech massacre (a comment Simon couldn't hear), but because the singer sounded nasally. The program still crushes the ratings competition, and a young Jordin Sparks defies "Idol" Southern tradition to take the sixth-season crown. Cowell's dealings double his fortune, and he told "60 Minutes" he sells more records than fellow Sony BMG artist Bruce Springsteen. The man had become so rich, he buys a T-shirt with a pattern on it. He also gives away his shopping secret, when he reveals he opts for cashmere because of an allergy to lamb's wool: "I've found buying five cashmere jumpers [sweaters] at a time has made life much easier, so when I go shopping I buy five of everything — five pairs of the same jeans or five pairs of the same shoes." Why not seven for each day of the week, is a new mystery. less