Simon Cowell breaks back while testing electric bicycle
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Simon Cowell arrives at the Americas Got Talent Season 13 Week 3 red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in 2018. Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/web1_10299328-86f3494948174f8d98b291de0c1d9b9f.jpg)
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Simon Cowell arrives at the “America’s Got Talent” Season 13 Week 3 red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in 2018. Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.
MALIBU, Calif. >> Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.
Cowell was expected to have surgery Saturday evening, according to a spokesperson for the entertainment mogul. Cowell fell off the bike while in the courtyard with his family at his house in Malibu. He was taken to a hospital and was said to be under observation and doing fine.
Cowell created “America’s Got Talent” and serves as a judge on the show. He has also been the judge on “Britain’s Got Talent,” “The X Factor” and “American Idol.”