Word on the Old School curb is that Simon Cowell, co-creator of the X Factor contest show, has a serious problem with his former American Idol contestant, Jennifer Hudson. It’s also got a lil’ something to do with the legendary singer, Jennifer Holliday too.

As many of y’all know, X Factor is currently a very popular show in the U.K. and so is it’s rival, The Voice. Now here’s the thing, Jennifer Hudson is a judge on the show, which airs on ITV (a popular UK network) and also is same network home as Cowell’s X Factor.

It’s being reported that Simon is reportedly a lil’ salty over the fact that Jennifer became popular off of his show, but is instead a judge on the rival show.

According to The Sun, Simon has no problem voicing his disdain for JHud in public. That’s all fine and dandy, but what in the world does Jennifer Holliday have to do with Simon’s and JHud’s alleged beef? Well, many of us recall how Jennifer Hudson showed up and showed OUT on the Dreamgirls musical movie remake, when she performed Holliday’s classic, “And I Am Telling You (I’m Not Going)” in 2006. After that, Hudson’s name damn near became just as synonymous with the 1982 hit as the originator, Holliday, is.

Also according to The Sun, when one of X Factor’s recent contestants started singing “And I Am Telling You,” Simon Cowell immediately shut that down because he allegedly wants NO connection to Jennifer Hudson’s presence on his show. He’s also reportedly banned all contestants from singing “And I Am Telling You” in the future. Dayumn! See what else was reported below:

Via The Sun- At an X Factor audition in Manchester this week he stopped one girl part way through her version of it, telling her it was “too heavily linked to another show”. A source said: “X Factor and The Voice may both be on ITV now, but Simon still wants to be the best show and there’s real rivalry there.

“This one girl tried to sing And I Am Telling You, which Jennifer sang in Dreamgirls, but Simon stopped her immediately and told her to sing something else. “He did let her try another three tracks so it’s not like he shot her down there and then.”

JHud hasn’t publicly responded to the reports of Simon’s shading her yet, but if she does, we’ll be right here with our popcorn and laptops ready to watch it and report.

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As you can imagine, that ‘HELL no’ she received from fans, then grew into a resounding “‘And I am telling YOU’ Jennifer, we, your fans, are no longer riding you! Buh-bye!”

The backlash came from folks of all races and backgrounds, but Holliday didn’t budge until she says she read an article about how she was hurting her many LGBT fans, whom are some of her biggest supporters and have kept her hit song alive for decades.

As a result, she flip flopped and pulled out of Trump’s inauguration. Then she released a statement through TheWrap, which basically sounds like her pulling the ‘Oops-my-bad-I-had-no-idea-Trump-made-offensive-comments-about-minorities’ card. But I could be wrong. Read her statement below…

JENNIFER HOLLIDAY’S STATEMENT ANNOUNCING HER INAUGURATION CANCELLATION

In an open letter, provided exclusively to TheWrap, the “Dreamgirls” star apologized to the LGBT community, saying she was “uneducated on the issues that affect every American at this crucial time in history and for causing such dismay and heartbreak to my fans.”

“My only choice must now be to stand with the LGBT Community and to state unequivocally that I WILL NOT PERFORM FOR THE WELCOME CONCERT OR FOR ANY OF THE INAUGURATION FESTIVITIES!”

Holliday ends her letter telling her gay fans: “Please know that I HEAR YOU and I feel your pain. The LGBT Community was mostly responsible for birthing my career and I am deeply indebted to you… You have loved me faithfully and unconditionally and for so many years you provided me with work even though my star had long since faded.”

So Ms. Holliday didn’t mind performing at Trump’s inauguration when she “thought” that the only minorities angered by it were groups of women, African Americans, Latinos, etc…but once the minority group that affects her income blasted her, she was suddenly able to “HEAR” them loud and clear. Hmmm…interesting. Jennifer we still got love for you, BUT…

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