Simon Cowell shaded his former “American Idol” co-star Ryan Seacrest by admitting he doesn’t follow the latter’s career.

On Saturday’s episode of the New York Times podcast, “The Interview,” the TV personality was asked why he thought Seacrest was “so popular.”

“I don’t know, actually,” he said. “He was very, very ambitious. And look, I don’t follow his career if I’m being honest with you.”

“So I don’t know what he’s done or doing,” Cowell, 66, continued. “We rarely talk now.

“I always knew with Ryan, he was very steely about his career, wanting to be famous. I mean this massive, massive desire about being very famous.”

The former “X Factor” judge, however, acknowledged that Seacrest, 50, “does work hard.”

Despite Cowell’s remarks, his rep told Page Six there has never been a feud

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