MALIBU, Calif. – Simon Cowell broke his again Saturday whilst putting his new electric powered bicycle to the test at his home.

The 60-12 months-old amusement mogul broke his back again in numerous sites although trying out his bike with family in the courtyard of his house in Malibu, Syco Enjoyment verified to United states of america Now in a assertion presented by Ann-Marie Thomson. 

He was taken to medical center, in which he experienced operation overnight he’s under observation and doing fantastic, the statement adds.

The star has been in quarantine at residence all through the COVID-19 pandemic with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman and their younger son Eric, 6.

“We check out motion pictures in the night, enjoy alongside one another, browse textbooks, comics, almost everything,” he told Persons in Could.

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Cowell, the creator of “America’s Got Talent,” serves as a decide on the demonstrate. He has also been a judge on “Britain’s Obtained Talent,” “The X Aspect” and “American Idol.”

“America’s Obtained Talent” went back again into production in June, taping a socially distanced Judge Cuts episode outside that aired July 28.  

“As bad as it is, you constantly have to discover a option to get again to function,” Cowell informed United states of america These days by way of e-mail in June. “I have sympathy for so quite a few people in this scenario, but if our clearly show is an illustration, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s different, but hopefully it will even now be as well-liked.”

He said he was delighted with the resulting episode.

“It was surreal, like remaining in a movie,” Cowell wrote. “As we drove onto the lot, everyone is walking all-around with masks and we go into this room and we’re informed what we can do, what we can not do and I’m considering this is going to be a rough working day. But there was this actual excitement of pleasure that we have been all again with each other.”

“AGT” will return Aug. 11 (NBC, Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET/PT) for the season’s initial live shows. Forty-4 acts will execute in 4 weeks of quarterfinals.

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