SIMON COWELL TO LEAVE CHARITIES MONEY

Music king Simon Cowell is vowing to leave the most of his $200 million fortune to a variety of children’s and animals charities upon his death, after writing it into his will. The American Idol judge, 48, plans to donate $180 million to several different causes after he dies, dispelling the ‘Mr. Nasty’ nickname his sharp tongue on the TV talent shows has earned him. He says, "Mom asked, ‘Have you ever made a will?’ I said, ‘Thanks a lot!’ But it got me thinking." But he admits his philanthropy will mean his family and his girlfriend Terri Seymour will be left with just a fraction of his $20 million fortune to share between them. He adds, "Hopefully I’ll be a lot older when it happens, so it won’t affect them much!"