While cruising through Beverly Hills in his chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, Simon Cowell was more than willing to pull over and chat with us about all the drama that's surrounding X Factor this season, and he definitely set the record straight!

The music mogul confessed that Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are "doing the best they can" as judges, revealing:

    "I've worked with much harder. Honest to god they are doing the job we paid them to do, and they are doing a great job. They are both, albeit feverish, but we hired them for that. They are trying to find a star, and give constructive advice. They ought to be my mentor"


Cowell also revealed that Demi is a bit of a "brat," confessing: "She represents a younger audience and she's smart, but a bit of a brat. But I like brats." Though he had nothing but love for Britney, saying: "She's got amazing instincts, this girl. She could work for a record label; she knows how to spot a star. I am really impressed with her. She's smart, she knows what she's doing, and she wants to do a good job."

Simon added, "They've both been child stars. They want to find somebody else, and I'm very impressed with them."

Click on our video above to hear the rest of Cowell's interview, and find out which one of his many cars is his absolute fave!