You know the rumor that Piers Morgan is taking over Larry King’s desk at CNN for approximately $8 milllion ayear? Well, Simon Cowell would like to clear that up in two parts. First, that is not a rumor — that is an inevitability — and second, the former American Idol personality is totally responsible for negotiating that lucrative move. “I knew about this weeks ago. [Morgan] was under contract to us on America’s Got Talent , so he called me and we helped sort of broker the deal.” [ Extra ]
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Simon Cowell is Piers Morgan’s CNN Kingmaker