adminThe ex-husband of Simon Cowell’s pregnant lover on Thursday night said he ‘‘doesn’t know’’ whether he can ever forgive his wife or the X Factor mogul he once called his friend for their affair. MailOnline approached property millionaire Andrew Silverman (37) as he left his New York office just hours after agreeing a divorce settlement with his wife Lauren, the mother of his seven-year-old son Adam.
As Lauren (36) and Cowell (53) remain very much a couple, Mr Silverman was asked whether he could move on and forgive his wife and friend.
‘‘I’m not in that place right now. I don’t know. I’m taking every day at a time, not weeks, not months,’’ Andrew replied, the strain of the past few weeks clear upon his face.
‘‘It’s been a difficult situation, but I think I’m doing the best that I can with the cards that I have been dealt and my priority has been to protect (their son) Adam the whole time. We love him really dearly and we want this not to affect his future.
‘‘I’m a private person, we are a very private family.’’
Having agreed a divorce that will see Lauren take an estimated US$2 million share of the US$4 million pre-nup she signed before their lavish 2003 New York City wedding as well as shared custody of their son, Andrew refused to discuss the settlement, but reiterated: ‘‘My priority is protecting my son.
“Me and my wife, we love the kid to death and want to move on and move forward with our life and on to the next chapter.
“Everything we are doing is for our son, for the best for Adam. It’s trying to provide him with as comfortable environment as we can so he can have a normal childhood, so he can grow up and prosper.’’
Cowell is now close to finalising a deal to rent Lauren a US$20 000 a month Manhattan apartment and Mr Silverman said: ‘‘I’m happy this was resolved quickly. I just move forward and try not to look backwards and try to make the best of my life every day.’’
A settlement was reached on Wednesday afternoon in New York, and the Silvermans divorce could now be finalised within days.
When asked about his feelings about Cowell and Lauren, Mr Silverman refused to comment.
The speedy divorce settlement means Cowell has been saved the embarrassment of appearing in court after Mr Silverman named him as a co-respondent in divorce papers he filed, citing adultery.
It was reached after Mr Silverman is believed to have had a series of phone conversations and one top secret meeting with Cowell.
Lauren, who is believed to be 10 weeks’ pregnant with Cowell’s baby, has already told friends that she is so in love with the music mogul that she wants to marry him.
Yesterday, Lauren’s attorneys, Robert Cohen and Bernard Clair, said: ‘‘The matter has been resolved and the parties have moved on.’’
And a source confirmed: ‘‘Lauren and Andrew are happy they have reached an agreement, neither of them wanted to drag this out and Simon wanted this done as quickly and peacefully as possible.’’
Although there are believed to be NO plans for Cowell and Lauren to marry, they are a couple and Cowell has pledged to look after Lauren and his baby.
Cowell may now make a public statement within the coming days.
The source added: ‘‘Lauren and Simon are together and this means they can properly be a couple now, they can do whatever they want. No one wanted this hanging over them and Andrew wants to get his life back. Lauren is all Simon’s now.’’
Lauren, a striking brunette, is not expected to move to Los Angeles full time despite the fact that Cowell’s U.S work is based there as part of a custody agreement over her son.
Meanwhile, X Factor star Cowell is this week on board the $73million Slipstream yacht in Europe with former girlfriend Sinitta alongside Syco executive Kelly Bergantz, a long term friend, her husband Ben Belldegrun and her sister Jamie Bergantz.
According to friends, he wanted to give the Silvermans space to work out their divorce.
However, he had been in constant contact with both Lauren and Andrew and it was reported that Cowell and Andrew secretly met with each other reportedly at the Francis S Gabreski airport in Westhampton Beach, New York, where they allegedly spent three hours clearing the air between them.
The summit took place nearly two weeks ago and is supposedly the first time the men had come face to face since the news emerged that Simon was the father of Andrew’s estranged wife’s love child last month. — Daily Mail.
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