American Idol Season 6 Blog

Simon Cowell is not stepping down from his rough criticism of last week's Idol contestants, especially in Seattle, where he called one of them a "bush baby" because of his beady eyes.

Entertainment Weekly columnist Michael Slezak wrote: "The American Idol auditions in Seattle sometimes crossed the line into outright cruelty."

Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell also slammed Simon for his "bush baby" comment publicly on the View.

But Simon is adamant that potential contestants know what they're getting themselves into and shouldn't take the judges off the cuff remarks too seriously.

Except more "remarks" tonight!