stranger in moscow ([info]rescueme_fromme) wrote in [info]ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2008-03-18 09:11:00
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Simon Cowell Has a Heart!
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He's known as a meanie on American Idol, but today on Oprah Simon Cowell revealed what a big heart he really has.

The British judge, whose known for his bitter tongue, decided to take part in Oprah's Big Give program in a big way -- by paying off the mortgage of a couple who are struggling with their daughter's debilitating cancer.

Amy and Randy must travel more than 100 miles from their home each day so that their daughter Madeline can receive treatments.

In order to lessen the burden on the family, Simon decided to pay off the family's $162,000 mortgage.

"I never knew that doing good could feel so good," said Simon.

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[info]neaira
2008-03-18 01:43 pm UTC (link)
BUT HE DIDN'T CURE HER CANCER, DID HE?

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[info]dontbecoymalfoy
2008-03-18 01:45 pm UTC (link)
lol

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[info]loveporfavor
2008-03-18 01:44 pm UTC (link)
That's awesome.

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[info]smilinwitmyeyes
2008-03-18 01:45 pm UTC (link)
That's nice of him. Someone come pay off my mortgage!

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[info]haydsvirgo
2008-03-18 01:46 pm UTC (link)
Seriously. Though they deserved it so I'm happy for them.

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[info]ithilcalen
2008-03-18 01:45 pm UTC (link)
Feel free to pay off my mortgage.

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[info]kryptongirl
2008-03-18 01:46 pm UTC (link)
I like hearing about things like this, good for you Simon. :)

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[info]clareattack
2008-03-18 02:03 pm UTC (link)
those people annoyed me. the mother did nothing but cry during all the segments filmed of them in the hospital and it made her daughter upset and start crying even during the times she seemed to be taking it all pretty well. come on! pull it together for your kid! i know it's a tough situation to deal with but the incessant crying is only making everything worse for your child.

and then simon told them about paying off their mortgage and the dad just sort of stood there like someone told him they would buy him lunch that day. he was like an emotionless robot or something. talk about an extreme couple.

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[info]concubine79
2008-03-18 02:04 pm UTC (link)
aw, there is some light in his cold, dark heart.

Seriously though, this was a very nice thing to do.

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[info]sugary_placenta
2008-03-18 02:04 pm UTC (link)
I seriously need to come up with some sob story so a famous person can do something like this for me.

This reminds me, you know those people on Extreme Home Make Over? Usually they are poor and shit, how do they pay the electric and water bills in those gigantic houses that get built for them? My electric bill is outrageous and my house isn't anywhere near being as big as some of the houses I have seen on that show [and I am not as broke as some people on that show appear to be].

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[info]maveness
2008-03-18 02:20 pm UTC (link)
From what I understand of Home Makeover, they go out of their way to try and lessen the financial burden of the new homes by doing...something with the mortgages. Argh! I wish I could remember. They do better than any other show at lessening the financial hardship. And sometimes someone pays off the mortgage completely (which leads to extra money to pay those power bills). But I've wondered about that too - if the mortgage isn't paid off and they get a huge house, how are they supposed to afford to live there? Heck, the property taxes will skyrocket!

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[info]colorstoobright
2008-03-18 02:05 pm UTC (link)
"I never knew that doing good could feel so good," said Simon.
This made me lol.

But good for the family and Simon.

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[info]tegio
2008-03-18 04:00 pm UTC (link)
haha i know right. How was he not aware of what doing good felt like?

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[info]crazyfruitlady
2008-03-18 02:10 pm UTC (link)
If I had money, I would love spending it on people like that. As it is, all I can really do is buy someone's lunch and not make them pay me back. It feels nice though :D... usually.

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[info]lily6x9
2008-03-18 02:24 pm UTC (link)
wow..that made me tear up a lil..you go simon cowell, you go!

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[info]bellichka
2008-03-18 02:28 pm UTC (link)
Can somebody tell me why it was necessary to travel 100 miles? Couldn't they have just.... oh, I don't know, moved? And maybe purchased a less-expensive house?

Idk, I didn't watch the show, so I'm hoping somebody can explain it to me.

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[info]mysticmaestoso
2008-03-18 03:12 pm UTC (link)
A 100 miles is about 1.5-2 hour drive. Not long when you compare how much people commute in this country.

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[info]buriedluck
2008-03-18 02:55 pm UTC (link)
that's really nice
but doing one good thing does not mean you are not still an asshole

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[info]kristinann
2008-03-18 03:04 pm UTC (link)
The British judge, whose known for his bitter tongue

Ugh.

Who's. As in "who is."

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[info]caseadilla02
2008-03-18 03:41 pm UTC (link)
ditto

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[info]futurism
2008-03-18 03:22 pm UTC (link)
...NICE

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[info]trenthamfamily
2008-03-18 03:40 pm UTC (link)
That's cool... I wonder why people that have silly amounts of money won't do more things like that. Shoot, with all of the foreclosures I'm wondering where the celebs are to just help people out.

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[info]__toranator
2008-03-18 04:14 pm UTC (link)
everyone slams him for being an ass, but all he does is say what he's thinking.
paula is totally on drugs, i like randy though.
simon isn't an ass, he just says what he thinks.
go simon!

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[info]lexalori
2008-03-18 04:25 pm UTC (link)
Go Simon!!

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[info]xbeautyisdeadx
2008-03-18 04:48 pm UTC (link)
awww that's so sweet of him. i love when celebrities do sweet things like that.

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[info]enilangus
2008-03-18 05:30 pm UTC (link)
I love how he gets such a bad rap for telling the truth. I've never seen him as an asshole, idk.

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[info]circlifly
2008-03-18 05:44 pm UTC (link)
That's nice of him. Hey, Simon, want to cover my credit card debt and grad school fees? :D

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[info]upisdown_x
2008-03-18 06:04 pm UTC (link)
Aww, thats sweet of him =]

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[info]itookthewalk
2008-03-18 06:35 pm UTC (link)
Aw, sweet.

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[info]rosebudfrznpeaz
2008-03-18 10:00 pm UTC (link)
"I never knew that doing good could feel so good," said Simon.

LMAO. No shit.

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[info]bellebass
2008-03-18 10:57 pm UTC (link)
I like him.

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