Is Simon Cowell Too Mean?

Is Simon Cowell TOO mean?

Given the level of nastiness on American Idol, Star asked resident grump Simon Cowell if the show should be renamed Angry Idol. True to form, Cowell, 46, responded: "That's a good expression. We'll call it Angry Idol this year. And I don't mind the contestants being argumentative. I quite like it. I encourage it!" Cowell's success is built on a highly telegenic personality, plus a bluntness that has attracted and appalled millions of viewers and seen him nicknamed 'Mr. Nasty' by the press.

SIMON IN FINE FORM
Any thoughts that Cowell — and Idol, by extension — might be kinder and gentler this season have been quickly dispelled, as Simon has already fired off these beauties to contestants:
"You're more Jerry Springer than American Idol."
"You just murdered one of the most beautiful songs of all time!"
"You have one of the worst voices I've ever heard. It's almost nonhuman!"
“You should never sing again