Never one to mince words about people he dislikes or finds lacking in talent, Simon Cowell has said that he never would have let Britney perform after seeing how unprepared she was in the auditions. He also said she’s blown her chance at reviving her career and it’s all over now for Brit:

Speaking from his mansion in LA, Simon told me: “If I had been looking after Britney I’d have taken one look at her in rehearsals and I wouldn’t have allowed her on stage.

“It would have been worth pulling her off the bill — no matter what the cost — to save any chance she had of resurrecting her career.

“She wasn’t ready for that show in every possible way.

“The song wasn’t right, the image wasn’t right and she just wasn’t rehearsed.

[From The Sun]

Cowell said that Britney wouldn’t even make it to the next round in his UK reality talent show “X Factor.” Cowell’s fellow judge on “X Factor,” Louis Walsh, also repeated those claims, saying “Britney wouldn’t make it through one audition of X Factor because she can’t sing live.”

She can’t even lipsynch anymore, I might add.

The Sun points out that Britney was supposed to perform on American Idol, but that her management decided not to go through with it when she was asked to do a live show. She’s not even capable of dancing properly and moving her mouth around.

Back in May, Cowell gave some long-distance advice to Britney when he was on Good Morning America. He said that’s she couldn’t handle the pressures of fame and that she should go home, “get a sense of reality,” and then get her life and career “back on track.” Obviously she didn’t take any of that advice.

Kanye West said that Britney was just being used and abused by MTV, but she’s perfectly capable of ruining her image without outside help. MTV officials did try to get her to rehearse and warned her to curtail her partying, it just wasn’t possible.

I would love to see Britney appear on American Idol. She would be one of those contestants cut out at the first stage who sing pretty well but completely ruins their chances by being full of shit. She would act like it was a given that she would be accepted into the next round, and when Simon tells her no, all stony faced, she would talk back and get all mouthy and offended.

For as harsh as Cowell is to Britney to the British press, he told Extra that “She stole the show whether you liked it or not.” But he also added that “She wasn’t ready for it” and said she needed to get the snake back and wear less revealing clothing.

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