Lauren Silverman (Vantagenews/AKM-GSI)
Simon Cowell’s secret meeting with Lauren Silverman’s cuckolded husband was to clear the air and make sure Andrew Silverman doesn’t publicly criticize him for impregnating his wife.
The “X Factor” mogul had the secret summit with Andrew at Westhampton airport a few weeks ago, before Andrew and Lauren signed divorce papers to end their marriage last week. The Silvermans have a 7-year-old son, Adam.
Yesterday Lauren, who is said to be 12 weeks pregnant but appears to be further along, landed in the South of France, along with a lot of baggage, to join Cowell on his yacht.
A source told us, “Cowell and his legal team wanted his name removed from the divorce papers so this does not tarnish him. Cowell wanted a face-to-face meeting to clear the air and make sure Andrew wouldn’t speak out about him.
“No money changed hands, but Simon made Andrew feel good, said he feels bad about the situation, he will take care of everything and he hoped they will remain friends.
“Andrew really wants to keep his friendship with Cowell. The meeting ended with them shaking hands and an agreement their discussion would remain confidential.”
Andrew and Cowell had been close friends for years after meeting in Barbados, and took regular trips on the mogul’s yacht along with Lauren and the rest of Cowell’s harem of ladies.
Andrew was initially so infuriated at the discovery of Cowell’s affair with his wife that he took the step of naming him as a co-respondent in divorce papers, citing “adultery.” But now that the divorce is settled, Andrew is content to quietly move on.
Other sources say Andrew was happy to get out of the marriage with Lauren, who is “quite a handful, and now Simon has to deal with that. She’s his problem.”
Andrew and Cowell are so set on keeping their agreement under wraps, their reps took the unusual step of issuing a joint statement, saying: “This is a completely untrue, fabricated account from an uninformed person trying to advance their own desperate agenda.”