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Simon Cowell dating Carmen Electra: ‘she’s adorable’

After whispers of a romance, Simon Cowell seems to have confirmed that he’s dating Carmen Electra.

The cranky music mogul was confronted by his former “American Idol” cohort Ryan Seacrest about the relationship’s status.

“Girlfriend?” Cowell said with a laugh on Seacrest’s radio show. “We’re people who date.”

“The X Factor” judge then added about the Playboy model, “She’s adorable, isn’t she?”

Electra, who was once married to Dennis Rodman and Dave Navarro, revealed on “The Wendy Williams” show that she thought Cowell was “so cute” after she visited “Britain’s Got Talent.”

“He’s so cute. He is adorable. He’s actually a sweetheart,” she said. “I really liked him. I think he’s really cool.”

The pair were first spotted on a dinner date in LA in September.

Cowell broke off his engagement to makeup artist Mezhgan Hussainy last year.

After clearing up the romance rumor, Seacrest moved on to ask about L.A. Reid’s departure from “The X Factor.”

“I’m going to miss him, because he’s a good guy, but he has to go back and run the record label.”

Cowell brushed off rumors that Reid’s replacement could be Chris Brown or Rihanna. “That is complete rubbish, absolute rubbish.”

Then in a humorous exchange, Seacrest asked if Lamar Odom has been on the set and Cowell replied, “Which one is she?”

Seacrest explained that Lamar is host Khloe Kardashian’s husband. “Well, there’s so many [Kardashians],” Cowell said. “Then the answer to that question is no, Lamar hasn’t.”

As for who will take the competition when the winner is crowned Thursday? Cowell replied, “I genuinely couldn’t guess at this point.”