'READ THE MANUAL': Simon Cowell addresses bike accident that broke his back

Howie Mandel sure knows how to lighten the mood.

“America’s Got Talent” is back! Live from Universal Studios Hollywood, the competition show returned Tuesday with acts performing all over the lot and with international acts beamed in via satellite from all over the world.

is back! Live from Universal Studios Hollywood, the competition show returned Tuesday with acts performing all over the lot and with international acts beamed in via satellite from all over the world.Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, along with host Terry Crews, all returned to set, with Simon Cowell noticeably missing after suffering a bike accident on Saturday. Filling in for Cowell was none other than Kelly Clarkson.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKelly Clarkson will temporarily take over for Simon Cowell on the “America’s Got Talent” judging panel.

Simon Cowell was hospitalized on Saturday (August 8, 2020) after falling off his bike at his home in Malibu, California.The 60-year-old America’s Got Talent judge and producer was “testing his new electric bike in the courtyard at his house in Malibu with his family,” a representative for the star told People, when he suffered a nasty fall.“Simon has broken his back and will be having surgery this evening,” they explained shortly after the incident occurred.

X Factor star was trying out a new electric bike at his Malibu home with his family when the incident occurred on Saturday (8 August).The 60-year-old took to Twitter after surgery in the early hours of Monday (10 August) to reassure his 11.3million followers.The music mogul jokingly recommended that people “read the manual” when trying out a new electric bike, and also praised the the medical experts who treated him.Cowell tweeted: “Some good advice...

Simon Cowell is said to have been nearly paralysed after breaking his back in three places following a fall from his electric bike.The X Factor judge, 60, has reportedly needed six hours of surgery after the break in his back missed his spinal cord by 1cm during the accident. Simon is said to have been testing out the bike with his partner Lauren Silverman and son Eric, six, when he fell backwards and smashed onto concrete at his Los Angeles home.

LOS ANGELES -- Simon Cowell underwent surgery to repair a broken back, the result of an electric bicycle accident, and was recovering at a hospital, a spokesperson said Sunday. "Simon has broken his back in a number of places" after falling from the new bike he'd been testing in the courtyard of his Malibu home Saturday, the representative said.

Simon Cowell is addressing his recent accident.

A new report from Page Six says Simon Cowell was in surgery for six hours on Saturday after he broke his back in an E-bike crash. Sources who spoke with the outlet claim the reality television mogul is now staying at his home in Malibu, California to recover.