It's no secret that 'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell likes doling out harsh criticism to contestants on the hit show. But are his "tips" mean or helpful?

He once told Jim Verranos, a semifinalist in the first season, "If you win this competition, we will have failed." Ouch. He even told Soul Patrol man Taylor Hicks, who went on to win season five, that his version of 'Jailhouse Rock' was "karaoke with a capital K." Double ouch.

Relive some of Cowell's most unforgiving one-liners, including his swipes at the show's popular host, Ryan Seacrest!

Look familiar? Is this what you're thinking every time you pick up a controller to your Xbox/Playstation/Wii? Well, we have some potentially bad news: You might just ... not be that good at video games.

Do you use cheat codes and read gaming magazines in your free time, but never improve? Check out the top 10 signs you might just need to throw in the towel. But chin up! You know what they say. Practice makes perfect!

Pop cutie Miley Cyrus is currently finishing up her Best of Both Worlds tour, but the 15-year-old star may be using a body double during portions of her show!

According to concert-goers, there was one point at a recent show when it was extremely obvious that "Miley" was lip-syncing and shielding her face from the audience. Then, Miley went backstage to change costumes while the body double continued to perform 'We Got the Party' with fellow pop-stars the Jonas Brothers.

The Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana shows were the hottest tickets of the year, and at least one fan was super angry at the apparent body double. "I paid good money to see the concert," the unhappy fan said. "I was disappointed and I felt like I was played for a fool."

Miley Cyrus is taking a stand! When personal pics of the 'Hannah Montana' star showed up on the Internet a week ago, they definitely got people talking. What was so controversial? The shots showed Miley sharing a stick of licorice with her girlfriend. Some people were like, "whatever," and others were freaking out and calling them "racy".

But the Miley is so not amused. In a recent interview with New York's Z100 radio station, the singer-actress strikes back against the critics and defends her innocence, without holding back.

"They're nothing bad!" she says. "At first, I was really upset. It really sucks. [The girl in the pictures] was a friend of mine that's a normal girl. [Now] she has to go to school and deal with this crap. It's two girls at a sleepover, and if all of a sudden that's bad, then what is the world coming to?

"What I decided -- before I came out to LA and started working -- was the minute I didn't have fun was the minute I go home," she continues. "I don't want to go home, and I don't want to not do what I do, because I love it, but this ... it's Satan attacking. It's not something I'm going to let slide. I'm really upset about it, 'cause it was, like, not even a big deal."

More Miley Cyrus Pictures

You could say that this hasn't been the best year for Britney Spears, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. Dancers on the set of her new video told those crazy tabloids that she used a body double in the clip. A body double? C'mon, Britney! What's up with that? See a clip of the vid below and read more here.