Kelly Clarkson was not interested in playing a game of Simon Says while competing on American Idol. .

Cowell — alongside fellow judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson — was in attendance at the event and, in a hilarious speech, recounted being spurned by Clarkson during their very first meeting.

Without being rude, I would rather we didn't talk — seriously — until the end of the series.'".

"I'm like, 'Wow, what does that mean?'" He asked as Clarkson began to laugh alongside him.

"She's one of those people who, from day one, was respectful to the people who voted for her, who bought her records, who bought her tickets — and she's never lost that," Cowell shared