Twitter Watch: Simon Cowell on Randy Jackson's Return to Idol

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On Twitter, Simon Cowell had this to say @SimonCowell

@SimonCowell Just heard randy is back on idol. Right decision.

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Despite recent rumors that Randy Jackson would be returning to FOX's AMERICAN IDOL in the role of a mentor for the upcoming 12th season, Deadline.com reports that he has just closed a deal with FOX to return as one of the singing competition's judges. According to the report, discussions over the deal went relatively quickly and smoothly due to the fact that the network already had an option on Jackson.

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