Simon
Cowell Spies on His Neighbors With Telescope
3/16/08
American Idol
judge Simon Cowell has adopted a strange hobby - he likes to spy on his neighbors.
The music mogul installed a telescope in the kitchen of his Los Angeles
mansion after watching the 1979 movie 10, in which actor Dudley Moore's
character snoops on a nearby resident.
He says, "I saw that Dudley Moore film and it was great.
Afterwards, I got a telescope installed in my kitchen so I can spy on
people. I look out over the Hollywood Hills into my neighbors' gardens.
It's an amazing view.
"It isn't powerful enough to see into their homes - so you can't
see them in the shower - but you can see into their gardens. It's great
fun. I just like to keep an eye on what is happening."