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And they call him cold and heartless...American Idol judge Simon Cowell proved his critics wrong this week when he made a lofty cash donation to save the life of an 18-month-old toddler from the United Kingdom. Little Sophie Atay was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that afflicts just 100 people a year in Britain. In order to receive life-saving treatments in the United States, the girl's family needed to raise a whopping $800,000. At the end of the day, they came up $160,000 short, which is when Daddy Big Bucks stepped in. The multi, multi millionaire happily handed over almost $200K for the treatment -- it will increase her chance of survival from 20 percent to 90 percent. The winner of last year's X Factor, Alexandra Burke, called Sophie's mom Karine and told her that Cowell wanted to lend a helping hand. Says Burke, "Karine did not know what I was going to tell her. So when I broke the news we were both crying -- but I was crying more than Karine -- she told me that she had been listening to my song Hallelujah on the way to the hospital. I had told Simon about the situation and that there was no time to waste because Sophie needed treatment immediately -- and he decided to give the money in a second. Now, we are hopeful that Sophie will be on the flight to the U.S. today." It's good to see that Cowell spends his money on something besides his vast wardrobe.

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