Pounds 100m X Factor Battle

Evening Standard - London › November 23, 2005

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SIMON COWELL and Simon Fuller are two of the most successful men in the music world and have been rivals for more than 20 years.

Today they go head-to-head in the High Court in a Pounds 100 million legal battle of the talent shows. Fuller claims Cowell's show The X Factor is a "ripoff " of his Pop Idol. Insiders say the struggle may be so costly the Simon who loses could face ruin.

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Pounds 100m X Factor Battle

Fuller's Pop Idol featured Cowell as the "Mr Nasty" on the judging panel, ...

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