Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell aren’t getting along on American Idol. Ellen and Simon have been at each other’s throats since Ellen started, arguing so often that producers had to sit them far apart from each other. If you’re a fan, you may have noticed that Ellen and Simon had a protective person barrier between them.

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more Simon and Ellen after the hop…

While Ellen joked to the audience she was worried Simon was trying to molest her lady parts, TMZ.com has a different story altogether.

“People working on the show last night tell TMZ … it was apparent on and off camera Simon‘s tolerance level for the contestants was at an all-time low, and he knew it was making Ellen uncomfortable but clearly didn’t care. As one insider put it, “He was intentionally pushing her buttons.”

It all started badly when Simon showed up late for Ellen‘s first week of “A.I.” taping and made her wait around. Producers separated the two — who began the season sitting side-by-side — but the tension has gotten worse.”

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