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Simon Cowell injures back while testing electric bicycle

The entertainment mogul fell off the bike while in the courtyard at his house in Malibu with his family.
Credit: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
FIE - In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Simon Cowell arrives at the "America's Got Talent" Season 13 Week 3 red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

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.

Cowell created "America's Got Talent" and serves as a judge on the show. He has also been the judge on "Britain's Got Talent," "The X Factor" and "American Idol."

Credit: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
FIE - In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Simon Cowell arrives at the "America's Got Talent" Season 13 Week 3 red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

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