Entertainment - Simon playing nice on 'American Idol' (AP)

[Aaron]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080209/ap_en_tv/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080208/capt.3ed3155f170d45268805c36888d13a2f.tv_american_idol_ny495.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=KEicmgG6QjDF.8sIIbGAKQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell listens to a question during the 2007 Fox Winter Press Tour, in this Jan. 20, 2007, file photo in Pasadena, Calif. No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being nice until this year. The resident Grinch on 'American Idol' loved and hated for his dream-crushing, brutal honesty has been shown selectively sugarcoating critiques of mediocre and helplessly tone-deaf wannabes in audition rounds this season. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being compassionate — until this year. Three weeks into the new season, the resident "American Idol" grinch has been sugarcoating critiques of mediocre and helplessly tone-deaf wannabes.</p><br clear="all"/>

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