Simon Cowell, who acts as a judge on both 'The X Factor' and 'American Idol', has reached a settlement with Simon Fuller, in a multi-million pound legal case over 'The X Factor'.
Fuller claimed that Cowell had ripped off his creation 'Pop Idol', saying elements of 'The X Factor' were similar to it.
Cowell and Fuller decided to reach a settlement out of court, resulting in a deal that will allow Cowell to extend his contract with 'American Idol'. Further details of the settlement were not disclosed.
Cowell said: "I am happy that we have been able to sort out our differences and find an amicable solution to our problems."
"This means we can go forward and concentrate on working together for the next five years on developing other successful projects," Cowell said in a statement.
"Simon and I have shown just how well we work together in recent years. We have remained friends throughout this dispute and I think that it was this friendship that allowed us to settle our differences," he said.
Fuller said, in a statement: "When Simon and I are focussed and working closely together we are capable of great things and I'm looking forward to us delivering more hits around the world".
