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"More than 12 million viewers tuned into NBC&amp;apos;s The Voice last week, but there was one person who couldn&amp;apos;t be bothered to make it appointment television: American Idol&amp;apos;s Randy Jackson.\r\nAfter The Voice coach Adam Levine slammed American Idol on the May 3 episode, charging that The Voice&amp;apos;s rejects could &amp;quot;win American Idol,&amp;quot; Jackson is biting back with fighting words of his own.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s a great thing when talent can be simple, honest and revered as opposed to spinning around with gimmicky chairs,&amp;quot; Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter Friday. &amp;quot;Maybe Simon Cowell should have people opening doors. Like, &amp;apos;Knock, knock; Who&amp;apos;s singing? I can&amp;apos;t see you!&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\nJackson&amp;apos;s jab refers to The Voice&amp;apos;s blind audition round, where coaches Levine, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green sit with their backs to contestants and push a button to spin around when they like a certain singer.\r\n\r\nWithout American Idol, The Voice wouldn&amp;apos;t even have a place in primetime, says Jackson.\r\n&amp;quot;Look, none of these other shows could exist without somebody forging the path before them,&amp;quot; Jackson says of shows including The Voice, which counts season 2 Idol finalist Frenchie Davis among its strong contenders. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m happy to say that Idol did that and paved the way.&amp;quot;\r\nTell Us: Which show would you rather watch?\r\nBy Allison Corneau for UsMagazine.com. For more Channel Surfing, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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