Simon Cowell Denies Middle Finger Gesture

Reuters reports Simon Cowell denied flipping Paula Abdul the middle finger on Tuesday night’s ‘American Idol’. “I certainly would never make a gesture like that toward Paula or on national television,” Cowell said. “Sometimes I lean on my index finger. Sometimes a different finger. Sometimes two at the same time, or, God help me, even the whole hand. I never even thought about it until now.” A Fox network spokesman added, “Our standards and practices people looked at it and felt it was a completely benign body posture. It wasn’t a gesture.”