Sting had some choice words forSimon Cowell and his show The X Factor, including "appalling," "bland," and "soulless!"
The singer says:
"It's a preposterous show, and you have judges who have no recognizable talent apart from self-promotion. Basically I was looking at televised karaoke where they conform to stereotypes. It is a soap opera which has nothing to do with music."
Cowell shot back with a jab of his own followed by an invitation for Sting to appear on the show!
"Talking about these contestants being a bunch of karaoke no-hopers … I thought it was pompous…Someone has got a little bit grumpy. We'd like a Sting week…He hasn't called yet. We're waiting!"
Sting, apparently unable to take a joke, had a rather long-winded reply to the invitation:
"I wouldn't get on The X Factor because I don't sound like anyone they're after. I sound like myself. I think they are basically aping pre-existing stereotypes of what singers should do and they're not being themselves."
We have to agree with Simon on this one, Sting! And it's no easy feat to look like the asshole next to Simon Cowell!
Sting firmly believes that President Barack Obama is the best man to deal with the world's problems because he's "genuine, very present, clearly super-smart, and exactly what we need in the world…because of his background, his education, particularly in regard to Islam."
The British singer is very interested in American politics and had some choice words about the conservative side and those against Obama:
"It's aggressive and violent and full of fear. They don't want change, they want things to feel the same because they feel safe there. My hope is that we can start talking about real issues and not caring about whether God cares about your hemline or your color. We are here to evolve as one family, and we can't be separate anymore."
Uma Thurman and her SUPER wealthy fiance, rich dude Arpad Busson, are reportedly getting married at Kensington Palace next June 2010, the same place where Princess Diana once lived.
Chances are, though, that they'll be broken up by then!
The couple is said to have booked the famed Orangery in the palace for their ceremony with the guest list including Sir Elton John, Sting, Claudia Schiffer and Elizabeth Hurley.
To make sure the ceremony is totally private, they have booked the entire palace for the event.
He can afford it!
Uma and Arpad met in 2007 and have 4 children between the two of them. Uma has two from her previous marriage to Ethan Hawke and Arpad has two from his relationship with Elle McPherson.
This will be Arpad's first marriage and the third for Uma! Her first marriage was to actor Gary Oldman.
Sting's wife, Trudie Styler, is receiving her fair share of flack for the size of her carbon footprint!
Seems the environmentally aware Styler flew her glam squad on a private jet from New York to Washington D.C. to beautify her for last weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner!
Trudie tried to justify her choice to fly private by informing reporters, "Yes, I do take planes. My life is to travel and my life is also to speak out about the horrors of an environment that is being abused at the hands of oil companies."
Not so fast!
Sting and his wife have already been criticized for having a "carbon footprint estimated at 30 times that of the average UK resident" and only donating 41% of the proceeds of the musician's benefit concert for the Rainforest Foundation to the charity.
Yikes!
Also, couldn't Trudie have hired a stylist to tag along???
Sting's 18-year-old daughter, musician Coco Summer, is in the hospital recovering from a fractured skull following a nasty spill.
Coco was dining at a restaurant in Los Angeles when she complained of feeling ill. Upon standing, the aspiring singer fell and hit her head over the weekend.
Sting, who happened to be in the States, rushed to be at her bedside, while mother Trudie Styler, flew in from the UK.
Even though it's a "serious injury and Coco is under constant surveillance," she is said to be doing well.
The Police played their final reunion show on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in NYC, and none other than The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, showed up to catch the gig.
Sting not only decided to shave his hairy beard during a break in the show, but he also treated concertgoers to a little shirtless action.
