X Factor’s Simon Cowell Spends $2,700 on Facelift

Simon Cowell. (Getty Images)
Simon Cowell. (Getty Images)
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X Factor’s Simon Cowell Spends $2,700 on Facelift

Simon Cowell. (Getty Images)
Simon Cowell. (Getty Images)

A news report revealed on Monday that the famous presenter Simon Cowell paid £2,000 ($2,700) for a facelift.

The Contact Music website said that Cowell, 58, recently visited the prominent cosmetic surgeon Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh known as the "Picasso of dermatology" and the “King of Botox”, for his facelift, the German News Agency reported.

The website noted that Cowell, who participated as a judge in many talent shows including the X Factor, was hoping to lift his skin by using a special technique that helps get rid of the flabby skin in the face and neck.

Cowell said: “There's lots of things you can do now, you don't just have to stuff your face with filler and Botox,” adding that the process “hurts like hell but it gets rid of sun damage.”

“For me now, it's all about having clean skin, if you have clean skin, you look better,” explained the X Factor judge.



French Prisoner Escapes in Fellow Inmate's Luggage

The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo
The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo
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French Prisoner Escapes in Fellow Inmate's Luggage

The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo
The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France. Reuters file photo

France's prison service said Saturday it had launched an investigation after a man escaped by smuggling himself into his cellmate's bag as he left jail, having served his sentence.

The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV reported.

The inmate was serving several sentences, the prison service said in a statement to AFP.

He "took advantage of the liberation of his fellow inmate to hide himself in his luggage and get out", the statement said.

The escaped prisoner was also under investigation in a case linked to organized crime, a source close to the affair told AFP.

An internal investigation is underway and Lyon prosecutors had opened their own investigations, the prison service added.