Simon Cowell, Adam Levine Feud Heats Up: 'X Factor' Boss Responds to 'The Voice' Coach's Snub (EXCLUSIVE)

Posted on Mar 5th 2012 4:15PM by Contessa Gayles

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Former 'American Idol' judge and current 'X Factor' boss Simon Cowell recently proposed a "super final" of sorts -- pitting the winners of 'Idol,' 'X Factor' and fellow reality talent show 'The Voice' against one another in an ultimate showdown.

The challenge didn't sit well with 'The Voice' coach and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, who promptly responded to Simon's Twitter proposal telling Access Hollywood, "He's so hell bent on competing with other shows," and insisting that a preoccupation with the competition would degrade the quality of his own show.

When asked about Levine's characterization of his competitive nature during an interview with AOL Music, Cowell responded with a huge dose of sarcasm, "And of course Adam's not! Give me a break. Give me a break!" Cowell continued, "It's all very well Adam talking about it, but it's got nothing to do with him. I was talking to the guys who actually own the show to see if they're up for it, and if they're up for it and the networks are, it's a whole different ball game."

The TV mogul went on to defend his competitive spirit. "It spurs all of us on. I love competition. I really do -- apart from when we lose, then I don't like it!" he joked. "I think anything that could make things more exciting, you shouldn't knock down immediately like he [Levine] did. You should think things through. It's a bit like telling the National Football League, 'You know what, there isn't going to be a final.'"

So who does Cowell think would reign supreme if the most recent winners of each show sang against each other: 'X Factor's Melanie Amaro, 'Idol's Scotty McCreery, or 'The Voice's Javier Colon? "I think it would have been between Scotty and Melanie and that would have been a really exciting first competition," Simon admitted. "I would think Melanie would have had a shot," he added, backing his mentee.

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