Simon Cowell's Ex Terri Seymour Attacked After Idol

Woman arrested for felony battery after allegedly trying to choke judge's former girlfriend following show's taping

While the Adam Lambert-Kris Allen drama played out onstage during American Idol's final performance show, a scarier showdown took place after the taping.

Former Simon Cowell squeeze and Extra correspondent Terri Seymour was attacked outside the Nokia Theatre last night, apparently targeted because of her association with the Idol judge, police tell E! News.

According a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, officers on hand for crowd control witnessed the incident, which took place around 7 p.m. As Seymour was leaving the venue, she was apporached by 33-year-old Janice Thibodeaux, who asked if Seymour was Cowell's ex-girlfriend.

After Seymour answered in the affirmative, police say Thibodeaux attacked Seymour, grabbing her neck and attempting to choke her.

Officers quickly reacted, taking the woman into custody and booking her on felony battery.

It's unclear if Thibodeaux was in the Idol audience or whether she was simply hanging outside the venue. She is being held on $32,000 bail.

Seymour, 34, refused medical treatment after the incident.

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