And his claim is …. he never saw Seacrest standing 10 feet or so away.

His co-hostAnderson Cooperdid, which is why he apparently waved to theAmerican Idolhost and mouthed have a good show.

At least, thats what Seacrest claimed onLive!

Christiane Amanpour

with Kelly and RyanTuesday.

I didnt see him, said Cohen onAndy Cohen Live.

I dont even know what I, I didnt see Anderson turn around and wave.

You know what I mean?

And then Ill turn around and wave or Ill say, Theres Ryan, but he didnt do that.

Oh, youre gonna get me involved in a thing with Seacrest, Cooper began.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Cohen responded.

Right, answered Cooper.

Or Happy New Year or something.

Okay, fine, Cohen said.

So Im saying, you didnt say that to me this year.

The excuses continue from there.

you’ve got the option to hear the whole exchange above.

Cohen and Seacrest have been trading jabs at each other over the years.

The previous year, Cohen called the performers on Seacrests show losers.