ArchivesSimon is Coke’s “asshole pitchman.”
The ubiquitous Coke cups in front of the American Idol 2 judges, never mind the red room and infomercials for Coke products, make Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the show Crystal Pepsi clear. And now, Simon Cowell is starring in an ad for Vanilla Coke. The ad, which you can watch via Slate, oddly shows Simon reading an endorsement off a cue card. Slate’s Rob Walker asks why the company would “[rely] on an asshole pitchman” for their new product, especially one who kowtows. He concludes that conclusion has to do with Simon’s honest critiques (as opposed to the other judges’ “BS”): “On the one hand, Cowell’s endorsement means something because of his nasty brand of integrity; on the other hand, it’s sort of satisfying to see him totally cowed.”
American Idol 2
Simon is Coke’s “asshole pitchman.”
link to this story + posted Mar. 18, 2003 at 7:00 AM by Andy Dehnart
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