The BRASH 10: Reality TV Villains
If reality television is the ultimate guilty pleasure—um, Tila Tequila—then that genre's most notorious villains are its gooey center. Delicious to be sure, these bad boys leave nothing but trouble in their telegenic wake. But we can't turn away. Damn it, we can't.
Simon Cowell (American Idol/FOX)
The godfather of snarky commentary, Simon Cowell propped this upstart imported show, American Idol, on his British shoulders and to this day helps it be the seminal and often riveting weekly ritual in U.S. in popular culture. Here's the thing about Simon: He may be the king of mean, but as the most influential judge by far, he's right, folks. The dude gets it right.
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