Jlo channels Cowell on ‘American Idol’

Meanwhile,her fellow judge ‘Aerosmith’ frontman Steven Tyler is a softie and bursts into tears at every sob story. “Who’s the mean one now that Simon’s gone? Jennifer. She expects a lot. She’s tough,but she gives tough love,” said Seacrest.

“Steven is probably our most emotional judge. We will see tears from Steven as well as laughs,and he’s a prankster too. But they got along very well on the road,” added Seacrest.

Cowell quit ‘American Idol’ to launch his own rival show,the US version of ‘X Factor’.