• ‘America’s Got Talent’ enlists Kenan Thompson as next Simon Cowell replacement

    ‘America’s Got Talent’ enlists Kenan Thompson as next Simon Cowell replacement

    Kenan Thompson is the latest star who has been tapped to fill in for Simon Cowell as a judge on “America’s Got Talent.” The “Saturday Night Live” cast member will temporarily take over for Cowell, who underwent back surgery over the weekend of Aug. 10 following a bike accident. Sources close to “AGT” say there …
  • Simon Cowell could soon return to ‘America’s Got Talent’ after e-bike crash: Howie Mandel

    Simon Cowell could soon return to ‘America’s Got Talent’ after e-bike crash: Howie Mandel

    Simon Cowell is doing “spectacularly well” after breaking his back in three places — and could even soon return to “America’s Got Talent,” according to co-star Howie Mandel. The funnyman admitted to E! News that Cowell’s serious injury — after falling off a new high-powered electric bike at his LA home — had thrown the …
  • Simon Cowell ‘in good spirits’ after breaking his back in e-bike accident

    Simon Cowell ‘in good spirits’ after breaking his back in e-bike accident

    Simon Cowell is up, walking around and even playing jokes on people after breaking his back over the weekend, pals told Page Six on Tuesday. “He’s doing well, in good spirits and walking around a little more in his room,” a friend said of the “America’s Got Talent” star, who had a metal rod inserted …
  • Kelly Clarkson to replace injured judge Simon Cowell on ‘America’s Got Talent’

    Kelly Clarkson to replace injured judge Simon Cowell on ‘America’s Got Talent’

    Kelly Clarkson is stepping up to the judges’ tables to replace a recuperating Simon Cowell on “American’s Got Talent.” Clarkson will fill in for Cowell, who is on the mend following surgery after he broke his back in an electric bike accident at his Malibu, California, home on Saturday. “My friend, Simon Cowell, is doing …
  • Simon Cowell was showing off to kids when he fell off bike, ex-gal pal says

    Simon Cowell was showing off to kids when he fell off bike, ex-gal pal says

    Simon Cowell was showing off to his son and stepson and didn’t realize “how powerful” his new electric bike was when he fell and broke his back, an ex-gal pal said Monday. “On Saturday afternoon, Simon was in the courtyard of his Malibu home with Eric and Adam, and he wanted to show them his …
  • Simon Cowell’s $20K e-bike banned on open roads in UK

    Simon Cowell’s $20K e-bike banned on open roads in UK

    Simon Cowell broke his back while testing out a $20,000 electric bike billed as “the world’s most powerful” — and which is banned from the open road in the UK because of its speed, Page Six has learned. The “America’s Got Talent” judge was riding the Swind EB-01 — advertised as ”the world’s most powerful …
  • Simon Cowell lucky he wasn’t paralyzed in horrific electric bike crash

    Simon Cowell lucky he wasn’t paralyzed in horrific electric bike crash

    Simon Cowell is lucky not to be paralyzed after a horrific bike crash, breaking his back in three places, friends of the “America’s Got Talent” host tell us. The 60-year-old underwent a six-hour operation Saturday, while his longtime girlfriend, Lauren Silverman, waited nervously. Doctors said he narrowly missed severing his spinal cord. A source said: …
  • Heidi Klum, Sofía Vergara send well-wishes to Simon Cowell after bike crash

    Heidi Klum, Sofía Vergara send well-wishes to Simon Cowell after bike crash

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sofia Vergara (@sofiavergara) on Aug 9, 2020 at 2:51pm PDT Heidi Klum and Sofía Vergara are sending positive thoughts to their “America’s Got Talent” co-star Simon Cowell after he broke his back in a bike crash on Saturday. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Klum and Vergara …
  • Simon Cowell recovering from near six-hour surgery after scary bike crash

    Simon Cowell recovering from near six-hour surgery after scary bike crash

    Simon Cowell was in surgery for nearly six hours on Saturday after breaking his back in a horrible bike crash. Sources told Page Six that the “America’s Got Talent” star is now recovering at his Malibu, California, home following the accident. A source said: “It was a long surgery, they had to fuse his bones …
  • Simon Cowell breaks his back in bad e-bike crash, sources say

    Simon Cowell breaks his back in bad e-bike crash, sources say

    Simon Cowell was undergoing back surgery on Saturday night after a bad bike accident, Page Six is told. The “America’s Got Talent” star, 60, was rushed to hospital following the crash at his home in Malibu, California. He was testing a new electric bike in the courtyard of his home when the accident occurred, sources …