Celebrity | Simon Cowell Simon Isn't Planning to Freeze Himself After All American Idol judge was joking, rep says By Will McCahill Posted Feb 25, 2009 1:54 PM CST Copied In this 2008 file photo, "American Idol" judges, from left, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson arrive at a promotional event. (AP Photo) Ever the cool cat, Simon Cowell now says he was just kidding recently when he informed Britain’s prime minister he’d like to be frozen after his death, a rep for the American Idol judge tells the Mirror. The 49-year-old reportedly told Gordon Brown “I’d be doing the nation a service” by preserving himself for posterity. Read These Next Hundreds of South Koreans were detained at a Georgia factory site. Trump may be targeting this city next due to a misleading news report. The story of a failed secret SEAL mission in North Korea. CBS changes interview policy after Noem complains. Report an error