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Cowell 'frustrated' by McCartney snub
Published Wednesday, Dec 31 2008, 17:18 GMT | By Michael Thornton
Rex Features
The former Beatle has turned down invitations to take part in American Idol but appeared in Peter Kay's Britain's Got The Pop Factor... talent show spoof.
"We try every year to get Paul McCartney on American Idol. For whatever reason, he won't come on," the Daily Star quotes Cowell as saying.
A source told the newspaper that McCartney's reluctance has "really frustrated" Cowell.
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