Simon Cowell has sparked rumors he had a face-lift after he was photographed with a tell-tale Band-Aid or possibly surgical tape behind his ear. Sources tell us the “X Factor” godfather “has had a procedure to make sure he still looks his best” for the new season of the Fox show, as he sits alongside Britney Spears and Demi Lovato (who has nicknamed him “Grandpa”) on the judging panel. Reps for Cowell had claimed he suffered a strange shaving injury, saying the 52-year-old “accidentally cut himself.” But spies at a recent California audition tell us a tanned and relaxed Cowell “looked pretty good” and showed no obvious signs of bruising or surgery.