Simon Cowell's $5 Million X Factor Prize Money Lands Him In A Royal Mess
April 5 2011, Published 10:18 a.m. ET
Who said money can't buy love!
He's the king of controversy, but Simon Cowell may have landed himself in some hot water with some real royals, after stealing the thunder from Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials.
The ballsy Brit is offering a whopping $5 million to the winner of The X Factor USA -- and Breaking Celebrity News can report many kids would rather watch his show, than tune into the Royal Wedding.
Despite more than one billion people worldwide expected to watch the couple say 'I Do', according to British Professor of Sociology, Chris Rojek, most school children will be saving their excitement for Cowell's TV talent contest.
"Getting to be famous by being born into the right bed, like Prince William, is now seen as somewhat dubious, in a way that it wasn't at the time of Princess Diana and Charles' wedding," said Rojek.
"Those born into fame are on the downslide and we are now getting figures constructed by Simon Cowell coming up."
But it's these celebrities - such as Leona Lewis - created by these types of shows, who children now look up to, says Rojek.