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Simon Cowell being sued by 'Talent' contestant

Claims of humiliation, degradation lead to $3.8 million lawsuit

LONDON -- Simon Cowell's name is in the dock as the world's favorite nasty judge finds himself being sued for £2.5 million ($3.8 million) by a former contestant on the U.K. version of his "Got Talent" show, according to British press reports.