Simon Cowell Health Update After Surgery Forces Him Off Show for Weeks
TV Insider • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Simon Cowell will temporarily step away from judging America’s Got Talent to undergo a routine back procedure, causing him to miss several weeks of the NBC competition show.
- Cowell has a history of severe back injuries from a 2020 electric bike accident in Malibu, which required major surgery and nearly left him paralyzed, as well as subsequent setbacks from another bike fall.
- It is currently unknown who will replace Cowell on the judging panel during his recovery; the current judges include Sofía Vergara, Mel B, and Howie Mandel.
- America’s Got Talent is in its 21st season, which began airing on June 2, with Cowell recently using his Golden Buzzers on contestants Lai Noelle and Rubén Roldán Bustos.
