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" Simon Cowell has weighed in on rumors that singer LeAnn Rimes was drunk during a recent performance on The X Factor USA.  Rimes performed an awkward duet with 13-year-old contestant Carly Rose Sonenclar on Wednesday (December 19), prompting speculation that she was inebriated during the show.       The 30-year-old singer came out to defend herself after the show, denying that she was drunk and condemning the &amp;quot;gossip and lies&amp;quot; surrounding the performance. Cowell, who serves as executive producer and judge on the reality series, has now called Rimes&amp;#039;s performance &amp;quot;interesting&amp;quot;, reports TMZ. When asked if he thought the singer was inebriated, he smirked: &amp;quot;No, I think she was just happy... LeAnn&amp;#039;s welcome any time.&amp;quot;  Sonenclar&amp;#039;s family were allegedly angry with Rimes over the performance. Photo gallery - X Factor finale (contains spoilers):  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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