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Simon Cowell's DJ Idol thing isn't happening any more :(

  • October 1, 2012
  • Brad O'Mance

According to the New York Post, Simon Cowell's search for a DJ Idol or the person with the Decks Factor or whatever it was has been scrapped.

It was reported in January that Cowell was in talks to produce a TV talent show that would aim to find a new DJ 'sensation', with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's pro­duc­tion company Overbrook Entertainment also involved.

Rumours are that the two enter­tain­ment titans couldn't decide who should get top billing on the credits, so the whole thing has come to an unedi­fy­ing end.

"It’s not happening anymore because of Simon," a fairly blunt 'source' explained. "There were some deal points that couldn’t be worked out, and Sony and Overbrook walked away."

Well all's well that ends well, we suppose.

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