'X Factor' Producer Fires Back at 'Idol' Creator Simon Fuller's Suit (Exclusive)

FOX As Simon Cowell's The X Factor readies because of its large US premiere Wednesday on Fox, the lawsuit over The American Idol Show creator Simon Larger's role within the show is warming up. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain: THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot We've found that Fremantlemedia The United States, which produces X Factor with Cowell's Syco Television, has fired in court in the suit filed by Larger declaring he's owed millions in costs as well as an executive producer credit around the singing competition show. Once we first reported, Larger prosecuted Fox and Fremantle in This summer declaring he's owed a credit along with a wealthy fee for that US X Factor according to a contract associated with the 2005 settlement of the nasty United kingdom suit between Larger and Cowell. When Cowell was starring on Larger's The American Idol Show, he released X Factor on British television, compelling Larger to file a lawsuit declaring it scammed the Idol format, that was soon surpassed in recognition within the United kingdom. Fox, scared to dying that Cowell might bring X Step to the united states and potentially derail Idol's rankings dominance, brokered funds from the suit that made everybody happy: Cowell would re-track of an enormous new deal to remain on the united states version of Idol and accept keep X Factor off American television until 2011, while Larger would finish Idol immediately within the United kingdom. PHOTOS: An 'American Idol' to 'X Factor' Timeline Included in that deal, Larger argues within the suit, he discussed another side arrangement promising him the loan and producer fee "corresponding to his responsibilities and waiting in the entertainment industry" should X Factor ever arrived at the united states. Expensive toward now. As Cowell's X Factor bows on Fox, the network and producer Fremantle end up prosecuted for huge amount of money by an angry Larger, who's still running a business with both on top-ranked Idol and wishes to be compensated and credited on X Factor. Awkward. Now Fremantle has taken care of immediately the suit, quarrelling in the court papers filed this month that Larger has prosecuted the incorrect company since the November 22, 2005 letter from Fox that forms the foundation from the suit wasn't signed or approved by Fremantle. PHOTOS: 'American Idol Live' Tour in Pictures "It's apparent from overview of the November 22 letter that FremantleMedia is simply a person receiving it," Fremantle claims in the court papers, a duplicate which was acquired by THR. "FremantleMedia didn't sign it or else consent to its contents whatsoever. The November 22 letter also makes obvious the only party that even perhaps made any obligations regarding Larger is Fox." Fremantle stops lacking saying Fox guaranteed Larger anything, however the implication is when someone guaranteed Larger a credit and cash, it had been Fox, and when so, Fox is the organization which should pay. Fox, repped by Scott Edelman at Gibson Dunn, rejected to discuss the filing. The Fremantle motion by lawyers David Halberstadter and Christopher Carter at Katten Muchin Rosenman also provides for us our first see that November 22 letter (see clearly entirely here) from Fox's business matters executive Lee Bartlett to Larger's 19 Entertainment and Fremantle Boss Cecile Frot-Coutaz (Larger didn't to add it to his original complaint). THR's Complete 'X Factor' Coverage Within the letter, Fox verifies it's purchasing the X Factor format for that US, promises to not air or allow others to air X Factor for any couple of many concurs that X Factor won't ever air throughout the same time frame of the year as Idol. Oddly enough, Fox also concurs that Idol won't ever incorporate aspects of X Factor, like opening the show to older participants or organizing a "boot camping" for performers. Company, the word what promising Larger a credit and executive producer fee "corresponding to his responsibilities and stature within the entertainment industry" is within there. Once the suit was filed, Fox told us Larger did no actual focus on X Factor and therefore warrants no credit or fee, therefore the dispute will probably come lower as to the "responsibilities" (if any) Larger was needed to do to obtain compensated. Within an August interview with THR, Cowell, who's not named within the suit, stated he was "surprised" Larger made a decision to sue, adding, "you are able to't give someone a professional producer's title when they didn't executive produce the show." Fox has not filed its very own reaction to the complaint, and it is lawyers likely are waiting to determine exactly what the court does using the Fremantle motion before determining how you can respond. Fremantle and Larger (repped by lawyers Dale Kinsella and David Quick at Kinsella Weitzman), rejected to comment. Meanwhile, we're told X Factor will premiere tomorrow evening without Larger's title on the program. Email: Matthew.Belloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni Simon Cowell The American Idol Show Simon Larger The X Factor