It involved confetti, maggots, and a reference to judge Sofia Vergara’s show “Griselda.”
America’s Got Talent, yes, but sometimes it’s a very odd one.
It wasn’t a very fun one, of course.
The “America’s Got Talent” judges take in an audition.Greg Gayne/NBC
Lucky for theModern Familyalum, each of the balloons Cowell selected contained confetti.
“That was repulsive, but brilliant,” he said, “seriously.”
Skeptical judgeHowie Mandellasked Cowell if he and Vergara had been in on it, but apparently they were not.
They approved by cheering loudly.
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Cowell and Mandel both said yes, too, but Klum could not be persuaded.
To her, it was simply “hideous.”
Mandel declared it “a win for the maggots.”
In it, the contestant subjected himself to several painful stunts that targeted him down below.
TheJackass-like performance was almost painful to watch.
So she said no, but Cowell, Mandel, and Klum all voted yes.
For the first time.
But his cover of Jennifer Lopez’s “Waiting for Tonight” was not doing it for anyone.
Cowell said flatly, “I don’t think this is working.”
He told the contestant to come back another day with another song.
He was, as Cowell put it, “a different person.”
July 23 is the final episode with auditions.
