Published 14:29 IST, August 13th 2020

What happened to Simon Cowell? Why was the America's Got Talent judge hospitalised?

Simon Cowell is one of the most popular television personalities in the world, but recently the 'America's Got Talent' judge was hospitalised. Find out why.

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According to a report in People Magazine, America’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell was hospitalised on August 8, after he suffered from a mir accident in Malibu, California. Simon Cowell who has been  judge on America's Got Talent since 2016 got into an accident that severely injured his back. Following accident, Cowell had to be rushed to nearest hospital. Read on to kw, "What happened to Simon Cowell?"

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What happened to Simon Cowell?

report furr explains that Simon Cowell was hanging out with his six-year-old son Eric in his Malibu house.  duo decided to test Simon’s new electric bike in courtyard of ir family house. While testing bike, Simon fell down from bike and severely injured his back. 

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Simon Cowell's bike accident: How is he doing w?

Following accident, Cowell was rushed to hospital, where he underwent surgery. According to People Magazine, surgery lasted for five hours and took place overnight. A source close to Simon told People that a metal rod had been inserted into his back. source also revealed that his injuries were extremely severe. Simon has been under observation since his surgery and is recovering fast.

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How old is Simon Cowell?

Simon Cowell is a 60-year-old English Television personality. He is best kwn for being judge on British reality television show, X factor, Britain’s Got Talent and most recently America’s Got Talent. After reports about his accident surfaced, Simon took to Twitter to thank nurses and doctors who had been caring for him. 

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He also went on to give a piece of advice to his fans. He said, if someone wants to try riding an electric bike, it would be best to read bike’s instruction manual first. Due to his accident, Simon will t be judge on Tuesday and Wednesday's live shows of America’s Got Talent.

60-year-old television star has been temporarily replaced by Kelly Clarkson. Clarkson took to her Instagram Handle on August 11 to reveal news. talk show host said that Simon Cowell had been doing better w. She went on to add a funny statement saying that for Tuesday and Wednesday episodes of America's Got Talent, Simon had been replaced by someone far wiser, cooler and hotter.

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14:28 IST, August 13th 2020