Simon Cowell: BGT judge nearly ‘paralysed’ in accident and faces ‘long road to recovery'

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Simon Cowell, 60, was testing a new electric bike when he was thrown off the vehicle and broke his back in three places.The X Factor judge later endured a painstaking six and a half hour operation to then fuse the breaks in his spine.Simon is said to have only been millimetres from being paralysed after the incident that saw him relinquish his head judgeship on Britain’s Got Talent to friend Amanda Holden.The talent show was forced to conclude without him while he celebrated his 61st birthday at his £19 million Malibu mansion.Since his accident there have been rumours that Simon is bed-bound and wearing a neck brace as he remains out of public view.One report suggested that he has a full-time nurse and is a long way from recovery.However, a.