Simon may have recently claimed that the folks at Fox would've been happy if he and Paula had remained on "American Idol" forever, but those Fox execs ought to be pretty pleased now.

Fox exec revives Putnam County Courier 'Concordia' is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexico States of Mexico of Sinaloa.

No, I just wonder if America is THAT xenophobic, or if Fox execs are THAT skittish and focus-group-dependent, that a woman with Cheryl's regional speaking style could never be accepted here.

Just don't expect the Jonas Brothers or Jordin Sparks to ever guest on "Idol" if Russell is around...and given Russell's penchant for lusty language, the Fox execs better make sure there's a tape delay on the live East Coast broadcast, too.

His latest masterpiece, Prisoners Out of Control , was deemed too graphic by Fox execs.