Definitely fake.
http://iamjamesward.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/syco/
I think the paragraph at the bottom sums this whole thing up well:
'I am no fan of Simon Cowell. I think there is something nasty about the way these programmes are set up at the expense of members of the public, but I don’t believe a twelve-year old boy should be used as a vector through which to attack Cowell. Whatever valid points you may have had are lost when you start talking like that, and these claims are just silly. There are legitmate complaints you can make, don’t go overboard, and don’t bully a child. That makes you a ******.'