Simon Cowell speaks about Susan Boyle problem

Via Gawker Media, Simon Cowell, perenially prickly "American Idol" judge, has written an editorial for the Daily Mail regarding his role in Susan Boyle's rise to fame and subsequent meltdowns.

He admits that her meteoric rise to worldwide fame was not handled well. He writes, "We didn't handle the situation with Susan as well as we could have...I don't know that I could have done it any differently..I didn't pick up on any unduly troubling signs...when the dance group Diversity won, I looked over at her face and thought: 'Christ, she doesn't know how to deal with not winning.'..It was a bad moment."

Cowell goes on to recount his interaction with Boyle's family in London, where he asked them, "'Tell me honestly; did we do right or did we do wrong?' What I meant was, was it right to allow Susan to carry on performing in the show once it became clear that she was finding it stressful? And they said, unanimously, that we did the right thing. They said that Susan has always wanted to sing and had sat at home for years, wishing that she had a chance."