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Simon Cowell has splashed out over $10 million on a New York apartment.
The music mogul and girlfriend Lauren Silverman - who have four-month-old son Eric together - have closed a deal on a luxury three-bedroom apartment on East 78th Street, close to the Upper East Side neighbourhood where the socialite's other son Adam, seven, lives with his father Andrew Silverman.
It is unclear which apartment in the building the couple bought, but a three-bedroom property was recently listed at $10.8 million.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "They wanted to be on the Upper East Side, and they love modern and new."
The couple have been househunting for several months and the property they have bought is said to be very similar to the $25,000-a-month home Simon rented for Lauren, 37, when she was pregnant.
With the 54-year-old star recently returning to the judging panel on the UK's 'X Factor', it is expected the couple plan to divide their time between New York and London.
Simon recently admitted he intends for his young son to follow in his business footsteps and run his empire when he is older.
He said: "In all seriousness, he's going to do what I do. In time he's going to inherit my business. That's certainly the plan."

Gary Oldman has spoken out to defend Mel Gibson over his anti-Semitic behaviour.
The 'Dark Knight Rises' actor has blasted the "political correctness" which has seen the 'Lethal Weapon' actor shunned from the movie world over racist and anti-Jewish slurs he is alleged to have made in recent years.
Gary said: "I just think political correctness is crap. That's what I think about it.
"I think it's like, take a f***ing joke. Get over it."
Mel is said to have made anti-Jewish slurs while being arrested for drink-driving in Malibu, California in 2006 with police reporting that he told his arresting police officer: "F***ing Jews ... the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."
However, Gary insists it is unfair to treat Mel - who has since apologised for his behaviour calling it a moment of "insanity" - "like an outcast, a leper" and make an example out of him just because he's a celebrity.
He told Playboy magazine: "We're all f***ing hypocrites. The policeman who arrested him has never used the word, 'n****r', or, 'that f***ing Jew'?
"I'm being brutally honest here, it's the hypocrisy of it that drives me crazy."
The British star also jumped to the defence of '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin, who has been criticised for his use of homophobic language.
He added: "Alec called someone a F.A.G in the street while he's p***ed off coming out of his building because they won't leave him alone.
"I don't blame him."

Sir Paul McCartney is "getting fit" following his recent illness, according to Ringo Starr.
The 72-year-old music icon was hospitalised in Tokyo, Japan, for six nights due to a virus last month and had plenty of moral support from his former Beatles bandmate.
Ringo is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "I spoke to him while he was in hospital. He said he was doing OK. Now he is getting fight and getting ready to rock."
Paul was forced to cancel several concerts in Asia after coming down ill, but he is now recuperating on holiday in Ibiza with his wife Nancy Shevell, 53.
A source previously said: "Paul has really been through the mill. He was desperately sad he had to cancel those shows but he was really poorly. But he is on the mend which is great news."
Paul, who celebrated his 72nd birthday last week, has also postponed some of his 'Out There!' tour shows in the US but is expected to be back on stage on July 5 when he kicks off the North American leg of the worldwide jaunt.
Writing on his official website, Sir Paul said: "I'm sorry but it's going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again. I'm feeling great but my docs' advice to take it easy for just a few more days. Look forward to seeing you all soon."

Nicole Appleton has cleared out the New York apartment she owns with Liam Gallagher.
The All Saints singer reportedly decided to remove all traces of the Beady Eye frontman from her life by having a giant clean up of their former martial home over the weekend.
In order to get through the day, Nicole - who was devastated when it emerged last year that Liam had fathered a love child with US writer Liza Ghorbani - invited her closest friends along for a boozy bender, including her former bandmate Melanie Blatt.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Nicole knew clearing out the flat would be hard so she invited a load of friends along, including Melanie Blatt."
The former couple's Big Apple apartment will no doubt be going up for sale shortly as they have already put their London home on the market for £4.5 million.
Nevertheless, Nicole appeared to be in good spirits as she partied the night away with her friends.
The insider added: "She hit the town and had a brilliant night with all of her mates. She was overheard seeking out where all the best parties were on.
"Nicole wanted to make the whole thing into a positive experience and leave the city with loads of good memories.
"She's been through the mill with Liam but she's in a really good place right now and has a new lease of life."
Nicole and Liam - who have 12-year-old son Gene together - were granted a speedy divorce in March within just 68 seconds of the judge assessing the case.
The former Oasis rocker admitted adultery and swiftly moved on to date his ex-manager Debbie Gwyther, who he is now living with.

Diana Ross is set to perform at her son Evan Ross' wedding.
The Motown legend will serenade guests as her 25-year-old son ties the knot with Ashlee Simpson on the evening of August 31 in a romantic ceremony held at her own mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut.
The 70-year-old diva is going to be joined on stage by her daughter Rhonda Ross Kendrick, E! Online is reporting.
And Diana has pulled out all the stops to make the wedding an A-list affair, adding none other than Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson to the guest list and fuelling rumours of a one of a kind performance.
'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' actor Evan previously admitted The Supremes singer was taking a very hands-on role in planning his wedding.
He said: "[My mother is] involved in every part of our wedding [and] engagement party."
Evan also revealed he was so desperate to be married to Ashlee - who has a five-year-old son, Bronx, from her marriage to Fall Out Boy star Pete Wentz - that he was considering eloping.
He said: "Honestly, we could go and get married right now, wherever. We just want to be married. We're in love."

Rupert Grint wishes he could wear an "invisibility cloak" at music festivals.
The 'Harry Potter' actor has joked he would like to use some of the magic accessories from the wizard series to allow him to walk around without being recognised and mobbed in public.
He admitted: "I've sometimes has a bit of trouble at music festivals. It's usually fine, but if you're in a massive crowd of drunken people and one of them suddenly spots you, it gets hard to move around.
"Sometimes you want a bit of invisibility. Perhaps I should wear an invisibility cloak - that would be handy! But I have actually experimented with disguises.
"Once I wore a horse's head disguise for an entire festival. It wasn't comfortable, and I got quite claustrophobic, but it really worked. It was quite liberating. I felt completely free!"
However, the 25-year-old star insisted he doesn't mind being approached in public and enjoys meeting his fans - particularly because he feels he owes his success to them.
He added to Independent Radar magazine: "'Bloody hell, Harry!' is something people say a lot! The attention has never bothered me too much. It's part of it and I'm used to it. It's quite manageable.
"It's just friendly people coming up to you. It's not anything crazy. And those people are the ones buying cinema tickets. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Jessica Simpson is reportedly terrified her parents will get into a fight at her wedding.
The 33-year-old star is set to marry fiancé Eric Johnson in Santa Barbara, California next month, but is worried her father, Joe Simpson, and mother, Tina Simpson, who divorced last year after 34 years of marriage, will ruin her special day as they're barely on speaking terms.
A source said: "Jessica's so worried that they'll cause a scene.
"She feels like everywhere she turns, someone or something is conspiring against her. She's a total wreck right now."
Former NFL star Eric is desperate for his future wife to relax and enjoy the festivities.
The insider told In Touch weekly magazine: "He tells her to relax, but she's scared her wedding will be a train wreck. She just can't deal with it anymore.
"She's waited so long to officially call Eric her husband. She just wants her wedding day to be perfect."
It was previously revealed that Jessica - who has children Maxwell, two, and Ace, 11 months, with Eric - has asked her parents to play key roles in the wedding, with Joe giving her away and Tina as one of her bridesmaids.

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