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Simon Cowell breaks his back falling from electric bike

Incident happened at his home in California
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FIE - In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Simon Cowell arrives at the BԪַAmericaBԪַs Got TalentBԪַ Season 13 Week 3 red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Cowell broke his back Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

MALIBU, Calif. BԪַ Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California.

Cowell was expected to have surgery Saturday evening, according to a spokesperson for the entertainment mogul. Cowell fell off the bike while in the courtyard with his family at his house in Malibu. He was taken to a hospital and was said to be under observation and doing fine.

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