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"Simon Cowell has said that he was &amp;quot;fascinated&amp;quot; by Paula Abdul from the moment her met her. The X Factor star revealed that he considers his fellow reality show judge to be a &amp;quot;complex&amp;quot; individual, admitting he felt captivated by her at first sight. &amp;quot;From the minute I met Paula, I was fascinated by her,&amp;quot; Cowell told Redbook. &amp;quot;She&amp;#039;s a complex person, but - this is going to sound very American - she&amp;#039;s got a great heart.&amp;quot; The 51-year-old went on to say that he particularly appreciates Abdul because of her tendency to argue with him.  &amp;quot;I do really like people who disagree with me,&amp;quot; Cowell said. &amp;quot;Probably my best friends in the world are the people I argue with the most, because they don&amp;#039;t always say what you want to hear.&amp;quot; Cowell recently claimed that he was set up on a blind date with Denise Richards, but the actress denied the reports, saying she had only ever attended a group dinner with the British television producer. Cowell is engaged to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy, though he recently declined to comment on the current state of their relationship. Watch a new X Factor promo video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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