"Extra" caught up with Simon Cowell backstage after "The X Factor" elimination show to talk about Piers Morgan leaving "America's Got Talent" (which Cowell also produces) -- and about the buzz that "AGT" is in talks with Howard Stern to replace Morgan.

Cowell said he loves Stern, but admitted, "That would be a difficult guy to produce."

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Simon Cowell's new show opened with a bang last night, with a stunning performance by 13-year-old Rachel Crow, as US viewers were introduced to "X Factor" in a dazzling two-hour premiere of his UK export.
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"Extra's" Terri Seymour caught up with her good friend Simon Cowell to talk about the chemistry on the "X Factor" set -- and about the recent Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony divorce news.

"I didn't see it coming," Cowell said about the couple's split. "They always seemed to get on. They would bicker, but everyone bickers."

Speaking of bickering, how are "X Factor" judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger getting along? "No rivalry whatsoever," declared Cowell, adding, "You know we've got names for them now -- Sylvester the cat, and Tom from Tom and Jerry. Sylvester's Nicole and Tom is Paula."

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It's a good thing Paula Abdul is officially onboard as an "X Factor" judge, because creator Simon Cowell said he wouldn't show up if her deal with FOX wasn't signed!

"I said you know what? If she's not here on Sunday you might as well cancel today, 'cause I'm not turning out without her," Cowell told "Extra" correspondent Terri Seymour on Sunday at the first "X Factor" audition taping in L.A. "This has gone on long enough and I want the deal done."

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British pop sensation Cheryl Cole will sit beside L.A. Reid and Simon Cowell on the "The X Factor," premiering this fall on FOX. Cole was a former judge on the U.K. version with Simon Cowell for three years and is a multi-platinum selling solo artist and a member of pop group Girls Aloud.

"I'm so excited to be taking part in the American version of "The X Factor." I absolutely love it here in the U.K., and with the talent they have out in America, I'm sure we're going to find someone very special. I can't wait to get started," said Cole.

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The latest "X Factor" rumor says creator Simon Cowell has secured British singer Cheryl Cole and former "American Idol" cohort Paula Abdul to be judges for the U.S. version of the competition show.

In London covering the royal wedding, "Extra's" Terri Seymour said it isn't a done deal, but she talked to Cowell. "I know he loves Paula, so I think it's gonna happen soon."

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Celebrity insider Darryn Lyons aka "Mr. Paparazzi" sat down with Simon Cowell in London to dish on "X Factor" news. Watch the interview!

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"Extra" spoke with "X Factor" creator Simon Cowell in London, where he admitted he wished he had met screen legend Elizabeth Taylor.

"I was literally only a week ago talking to someone about who we would like to meet, and I said Elizabeth Taylor," Cowell said. "Everyone who met her said she's an absolute star. They just don't make them like her anymore. She's everything I used to love about old Hollywood, the epitome of a star."

Simon continued, "I don't know the last time she made a movie, but she's still as big a star today as she was 20-30 years ago. She's going to be missed, but on all accounts she had an incredible life. It's a sad day."

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