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"When Us Weekly exclusively broke the news in July 2013 that Simon Cowell had impregnated New York socialite Lauren Silverman, Silverman&amp;apos;s husband Andrew -- once a close friend of the British producer and TV personality -- was the only person involved who stayed relatively quiet.\r\n\r\nNow, nine months later, Cowell and Lauren are now parents to son Eric (born on Valentine&amp;apos;s Day), and Andrew has seemingly moved on. Speaking publicly for the first time to the New York Observer, Andrew was careful not to bash the X Factor judge or his ex-wife, but recalled the pain of last summer&amp;apos;s events.&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;#x201C;It was a very difficult time in my life. I learned a lot, moved forward,&amp;quot; Andrew mused. &amp;quot;My core business has continued to move forward. I learned a lot about myself as an individual, the importance of family. My focus has been on my son throughout the whole ordeal.&amp;#x201D;\r\n\r\nThe real estate mogul shares son Adam, 8, with his ex, and admitted that though she&amp;apos;s currently enjoying her new-found spotlight, Lauren still remains a committed mother.&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;#x201C;I think for both of us, making sure our son has a normal environment is the primary focus,&amp;#x201D; he continued.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nAnd when it comes to Cowell&amp;apos;s fame and his ex-wife&amp;apos;s involvement, Andrew isn&amp;apos;t jealous.\r\n&amp;#x201C;Being in the public spotlight is not something I envy. It&amp;#x2019;s never been my way,&amp;#x201D; he said. &amp;#x201C;Privacy has tremendous value. I&amp;#x2019;ve tried to be as quiet as possible even though everyone wants to hear about this hoopla.&amp;#x201D;\r\n\r\nAndrew&amp;apos;s brother Alex, who works with him at their father&amp;apos;s company, Andalex, says the affair and resulting scandal was &amp;#x201C;never something we would have expected,&amp;quot; noting that their own parents have been married for 39 years.&amp;#xA0;\r\nBut Andrew is eager to move on and to put his wife&amp;apos;s indiscretions behind him.&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;#x201C;I just wanted to refocus on what I do,&amp;#x201D; he said. &amp;#x201C;I am a regular person, not a tabloid thing. It was a fascinating experience, unexpected and shocking.&amp;#x201D;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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