SIMON COWELL IN DUETS WAR WITH BEEB
SIMON Cowell is considering legal action against the BBC after finding out they have planned an identical show to his new Star Duets on ITV1.
The X Factor judge has already sent off an angry letter stating that The Two of Us is the same in every detail as the forthcoming series his own Syco company is making.
Both formats pair big name singers with celebs not known for their vocal prowess. Another match is theming the style of the duets each week as viewers vote off their least favourites.
Simon said: “We have written to the BBC that we have e-mail proof of when we started work. We can prove we couldn’t have copied theirs.”
The BBC insists it has been developing The Two of Us since November 2004, while ITV say they have also worked on Star Duets for over a year.
Both shows are due to air in 2006 – though a US Star Duets may go out first.
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[...] We reported back in Decemeber that Simon Cowell was considering legal action against the BBC as they announced a new programme named Just The Two Of Us. [...]
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Simon should leave BBC projects alone.
This includes ‘JUST THE TWO OF US’ which has already been aired early 2006 or 2005. Which means the programme format had been drawn at least a year in advance and approved.
The same goes for the formats concerning the finding of musical artist to take to the stage in modern theatre productions this is another area Simon should stay out of.
Simon already has enough up his sleeve with reality based talent shows for ITV, this is more than enough and has proved to be very profitable for Simon and Syco records.
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