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I'm sorry,” Cowell added (https://www.google.com/search?q=Simon+Cowell+says+%22I%E2%80%99m+sorry%22+for+insulting+Idol+contestants&oq=Simon+Cowell+says+%22I%E2%80%99m+sorry%22+for+insulting+Idol+contestants&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg90gEINjQ2ajBqMTWoAgywAgHxBaP7aivr_Saq&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8). Asked what he was apologizing for, he said: “Just being a d*** … I'm not proud of it. Let's put it that way.