Simon Cowell Hides In His Rolls Royce After Being Hounded By Reporters

Simon Cowell made an appearance at the X Factor TCA panel in Los Angeles on Thursday, and he (sorta) broke his silence about knocking up Lauren Silverman, who is married to his former BFF Andrew Silverman. Well, not for long, anyway! Andrew filed divorce papers in New York two weeks ago, and he cited adultery and named Cowell as a co-respondent. Anyway, after his promotional duties were over, Simon ducked and hid in the back of his black Rolls Royce and headed home.

"Am I missing something?" Cowell joked reporters congratulated him. "Unfortunately, I have to keep this for the moment private. It's just one of those things. But thank you very much anyway. I would love to [talk], but I have to respect a lot of people's feelings right now. There a lot of things I will eventually clear up when the time is right, but I really have to be sensitive because there's a lot of people's feelings involved here."

Lauren Silverman released a statement on the matter and said, “I am committed to sorting things out with Andrew as amicably as possible to ensure the well-being of our son. I would hope for some space and privacy in order to work through this." Her attorneys Robert Cohen and Bernard Clair added, "We are working to resolve this situation in a fair and reasonable way that protects the best interests of our client and her son."

What did Andrew Silverman have to say? "My top priority is protecting my 7-year-old son while working to resolve all outstanding issues with my wife," he said in a statement. "Hopefully people can respect the interest of our child during this process."