SIMON COWELL HITS BACK AT STING OVER 'KARAOKE' JIBES

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Simon Cowell has hit back at Sting after the musician branded his TV talent shows "televised karaoke."

Sting expressed his outrage over Simon Cowell's series, including American Idol and The X Factor, branding the programmes "appalling" and accusing Simon Cowell of "humiliating" contestants and degrading the music industry.

Simon Cowell was left fuming following the comments and used his appearance on Saturday night's (14Nov09) episode of The X Factor to hit back at Sting - urging him to prove himself on the show.

He says, "I'm probably going to get into trouble for this. If I may just men tion something Sting said in the papers about these contestants and past contestants being a bunch of karaoke no-hopers... I'm going to take exception to that.

"I think this show and other shows have given people like Leona (Lewis) and Susan Boyle a chance. And I'm going to extend an invitation to Sting to come on the show and impart his knowledge."