'American Idol'-Jackson says he's not filling Cowell's shoes

'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson has dismissed Jennifer Lopez's suggestion that he is the "mean" judge on the show this year. Speaking on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM show, he said he had no intention of trying to fill Simon Cowell's shoes.
Jackson said: "I wouldn't say I stepped into the Simon Cowell's shoes. I don't think those shoes could be filled, nor would I want to be in them! [But] I think you'll see a lot of excitement."
Speaking about Lopez's remark, he said: "Oh come on! Jennifer, come on, take it back! It's not true!""I'm a very humble, kind, mild-mannered man and I just try to give people the honest truth. We have to feed it to them the right way..."