Simon Cowell left the judging panel of American Idol at the end of the last season and it is taking a while for the shows bigwigs to settle on a replacement.

But it looks as though they're getting close to making a decision and the front runner is Jessica Simpson.

According to GossipCop, Jess has met with the show's producers and her reprsentative said that “she likes them and they like her.”

Although meetings have taken place “they are not at the negotiating stage yet” so it may be a while before the final decision is made.

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