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Andrew Silverman remarrying after Simon Cowell scandal

Real estate mogul Andrew Silverman — who was ditched by ex Lauren after she was impregnated by Simon Cowell in July 2013, and who agreed to settle the divorce quickly and quietly — is getting remarried.

We’ve learned that Andrew was engaged to ­Samantha Lerner, a glossy, attractive brunette who looks similar to his former wife, in the Hamptons last week. She was previously wed to Matthew Brett Zimmerman, a former Bear Stearns exec, who died in December 2012.

Andrew and Lauren, who were married for 10 years, finalized their divorce in November 2013, with reports saying Lauren got around $2 million, and a condition of the settlement forbade Cowell from going near the couple’s son, Adam, until this year without incurring a $50,000 penalty.

As Page Six previously reported, there was a secret meeting before the Silvermans’ divorce proceedings between Cowell and Andrew to clear the air and ensure Andrew didn’t criticize Cowell in the press.

Reps for Cowell deny rumors that the “X Factor” mogul paid Andrew millions to ensure the quickie divorce went smoothly and quietly.

A friend of Andrew’s confirmed his engagement Monday night, but denied there was a financial deal with Cowell. “Andrew is happy and he is enjoying his privacy,” says the insider. “His son [Adam] is doing well with both parents.”

Andrew said in a 2014 interview that the experience was “a very difficult time in my life . . . I am a regular person, not a tabloid thing. It was a fascinating experience, unexpected and shocking.”

Cowell has since said in an interview that the affair “is not something I am proud of or wanted to happen in terms of hurting anyone,” and, “It just happened . . . But then, of course, you have a baby, and you look at the baby and you kinda go, ‘This is what happened from it.’”

Cowell last week posted Instagram shots of himself and his son, Eric, 1½, with Lauren on a yacht in Sardinia. A source said, “Lauren has congratulated Andrew on his news. Adam is on vacation with his mom and Simon at the moment.”