--- title: "Simon Cowell to take break from 'America's Got Talent' due to surgery" description: "Most outlets reported that Simon Cowell will take a break from judging 'America's Got Talent' due to surgery. The News International described it as a \"routine surgery\" and a \"short hiatus,\" while Geo News cited TMZ and suggested the absence might last \"several weeks.\" The News International led with the reason for the break, while Geo News framed the absence as more prolonged." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4517-simon-cowell-forced-to-step-away-from-america-s-got-talent site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Simon Cowell to take break from 'America's Got Talent' due to surgery entertainment · latest filing 24 Aug 2026, 3:57 PM PKT · 24 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Simon Cowell will take a break from judging 'America's Got Talent' due to surgery. The News International described it as a "routine surgery" and a "short hiatus," while Geo News cited TMZ and suggested the absence might last "several weeks." The News International led with the reason for the break, while Geo News framed the absence as more prolonged. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Simon Cowell forced to step away from America’s Got Talent](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1543106/simon-cowell-forced-to-step-away-from-americas-got-talent/) · 24 Aug 2026, 3:57 PM PKT > Simon Cowell may step away from America’s Got Talent for several weeks as he prepares for another back surgery. The 66-year-old television judge suffered a serious back injury in 2020 during an electric bike accident at his Malibu home. The crash required extensive surgery, with doctors placing a metal rod in his back to provide […] - **Geo News** — [Simon Cowell forced to step away from 'America's Got Talent'](https://www.geo.tv/latest/678946-simon-cowell-forced-to-step-away-from-americas-got-talent) · 24 Aug 2026, 3:28 PM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > TMZ claims Simon won't be able to judge America's Got Talent for several years Simon Cowell is reportedly undergoing back surgery that will force him to be absent from America's Got Talent for several weeks. The famous reality show judge, 66, had injury in his back... - **The News International** — [Simon Cowell to face unexpected 'America's Got Talent' break: Here's why](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1413381-simon-cowell-to-face-unexpected-americas-got-talent-break-heres-why) · 24 Aug 2026, 9:51 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Simon Cowell to face unexpected 'America's Got Talent' break: Here's whySimon Cowell, known for his blunt judging, is taking a short hiatus from America's Got Talent due to a routine surgery.The English TV personality, who has been serving as a judge on the show since 2016, will not appear on the... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [America's Got Talent names guest judge to fill in for Simon Cowell](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5307-america-s-got-talent-names-guest-judge-to-fill-i) · 29 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 85% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 24 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.