Original sentence: Abdul won praise as a sympathetic and compassionate judge.She seemed especially kind when her critiques were compared against those of fellow judge Simon Cowell, who was often very blunt in his appraisals of the contestants' performances
Edited sentence: Abdul won praise as a sympathetic and compassionate judge, while garnering criticism for being too sympathetic with "bad" singers.She seemed especially kind when her critiques were compared against those of fellow judge Simon Cowell, who was often cruel in his appraisals of the contestants' performances