‘IDOL’ PRODUCER SAYS COWELL ‘MORE DITZY’ THAN ABDUL

Paula Abdul accidentally critiqued two songs by contestant Jason Castro on Tuesday's show, but Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe says the show's real flake is Simon Cowell.

"There's no one more ditzy than Simon!" he told Usmagazine.com Thursday at the BAFTA Comedy Awards in L.A. "Or more ass-y than Simon when he wants to be. Depends on the night."