Simon Cowell Says He'll Leave His Fortune to Charity

Cowell, who is expecting a child with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman, says that he wants to leave his fortune to charity, 'probably kids and dogs.'

Simon Cowell is planning to leave his fortune to charity. The music mogul, who is expecting his first child with girlfriend Lauren Silverman, opens up about the plan in an interview with Esquire magazine.

"I'm going to leave my money to somebody. A charity, probably kids and dogs," says "The X Factor (US)" judge. He explains, "I don't believe in passing on from one generation to another. Your legacy has to be that hopefully you gave enough people an opportunity, so that they could do well, and you gave them your time, taught them what you know."

Simon Cowell Impregnates a Friend's Wife Lauren Silverman

Words have been spreading like wildfire that the British media mogul is expecting a baby with the estranged wife of his friend, real estate mogul Andrew Silverman.

Simon Cowell is going to be a dad, multiple sources claim. The judge of "The X Factor (US)" is reportedly expecting a baby with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, an estranged wife of his friend Andrew Silverman. "She's around 10 weeks along," a source spills to Us Weekly.

Lauren is in the process of divorcing her real estate husband. "Lauren and Andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time, and their divorce has been in the works for a while," another source claims. "As their marriage deteriorated, she and Simon became close."