Kelly Clarkson to fill in for Simon Cowell on America’s Got Talent after injury

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Kelly Clarkson will fill in for Simon Cowell as judge on America’s Got Talent while the X Factor star recovers  after breaking part of his back.

The music mogul underwent six hours of surgery following a fall from a new electric bike he was testing at his house in Malibu.

The 60-year-old was taken to hospital where he had an operation on Saturday night, which involved a number of procedures including having a metal rod put in his back.

Clarkson shared the news she would be filling in with a spoof “urgent memo” that she shared on Instagram, reading: “My friend, Simon Cowell, is doing better now but was in an accident and won’t be able to make Tuesday and Wednesday’s live shows for AGT, but no worries America, someone far wiser, cooler and