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Simon Cowell Comforts Boyle

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 3, 2009 9:11 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Notoriously crusty Simon Cowell personally called Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle to comfort her, vowing to support her unconditionally and offering to rip up her tour contract if it would ease her stress. “Simon told her she had done brilliantly and that she was a great singer who was going to record a great album when she was ready,” a friend tells the Mirror.

Sources close to Boyle are concerned about the concerts and TV appearances that come along with recording an album, MSNBC adds. And her family tells the Mirror they don’t want to see her embark upon the sold-out Britain’s Got Talent tour, which starts June 12. But if she can’t make that, hopefully she’s feeling well by July 4: President Obama has invited her to perform at the White House.

Locals gather at Blackburn, Scotland, community center to watch Susan Boyle on TV during the final of Britain's Got Talent on Saturday May 30, 2009.
Locals gather at Blackburn, Scotland, community center to watch Susan Boyle on TV during the final of "Britain's Got Talent" on Saturday May 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/PA, David Cheskin)
Susan Boyle returns to her home in Blackburn, West Lothian on April 21, 2009 in Blackburn, Scotland.
Susan Boyle returns to her home in Blackburn, West Lothian on April 21, 2009 in Blackburn, Scotland.   (Getty Images)
Susan Boyle returns to her home in Blackburn, West Lothian on April 21, 2009 in Blackburn, Scotland.
Susan Boyle returns to her home in Blackburn, West Lothian on April 21, 2009 in Blackburn, Scotland.   (Getty Images)
In this April 16, 2009 file photo, Susan Boyle, whose performance on the television show Britain's Got Talent wowed the judges, poses singing with a hairbrush at her home in Blackburn, Scotland.
In this April 16, 2009 file photo, Susan Boyle, whose performance on the television show "Britain's Got Talent" wowed the judges, poses singing with a hairbrush at her home in Blackburn, Scotland.   (AP Photo)
This is a May 24, 2009 file photo of Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle.
This is a May 24, 2009 file photo of Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle.   (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Timinator2K
Jun 3, 2009 5:52 AM CDT
I wish your 15 seconds were already gone...MY WISH IS GRANTED! :)
Timinator2K
Jun 3, 2009 5:51 AM CDT
"The Redemption of Simon 'Scrooge' Cowell" Love it! I can just see him hamming the modern scrooge role.
inky
Jun 3, 2009 5:43 AM CDT
"Are" over. But not so. A beautiful voice is timeless.

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