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Archie Williams stunned viewers with a moving performance. On Tuesday's live episode, the fan-favorite contestant, who was wrongly incarcerated for over three decades, delivered an emotional rendition of «Love's In Need of Love Today» by Stevie Wonder, that impressed Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara, as well as guest judge Kelly Clarkson.

acts who performed as the show returned this week. Wednesday's episode kicked off with sword swallower Brett Loudermilk, ukuleleist Feng E and singing duo Double Dragon as the three acts in danger of being eliminated.

Simon Cowell's family is missing him amid his recent injury.

Simon Cowell has thanked Kelly Clarkson for standing in for him on America’s Got Talent as he recovers after breaking part of his back.

returned on Tuesday — and there was no shortage of amazing acts.Live from Universal Studios Hollywood, 11 of the 44 remaining acts and contestants geared up for the next stage of the competition. Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and host Terry Crews were ready to see the acts perform around the lot and in person.

returned on Tuesday — and there was no shortage of amazing acts.Live from Universal Studios Hollywood, 11 of the 44 remaining acts and contestants geared up for the next stage of the competition. Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and host Terry Crews were ready to see the acts perform around the lot and in person.

is back! Live from Universal Studios Hollywood, the competition show returned Tuesday with acts performing all over the lot and with international acts beamed in via satellite from all over the world.Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, along with host Terry Crews, all returned to set, with Simon Cowell noticeably missing after suffering a bike accident on Saturday. Filling in for Cowell was none other than Kelly Clarkson.

Kelly Clarkson will fill in for Simon Cowell as judge on America’s Got Talent while the X Factor star recovers  after breaking part of his back.

Simon Cowell and Sofia Vergara, along with host Terry Crews, who explained how the crew is safely producing the competition show live.«A few weeks ago, we were having this conversation, and I thought it wasn't going to happen,» Cowell admitted to ET's Kevin Frazier. «I mean, there are so many hoops you gotta go through, right? But I think we pulled it off.

is on the mend following surgery after he broke his back in an electric bike accident at his Malibu, California home on Saturday.“My friend, Simon Cowell, is doing better now but was in an accident and won’t be able to make Tuesday and Wednesday’s live shows for AGT.

Kelly Clarkson is stepping in for Simon Cowell on Tuesday and Wednesday's live shows for, after Cowell had to undergo surgery for a broken back as a result of a bike accident on Saturday. Clarkson announced the news on Instagram on Monday and joked that she was «wiser, cooler, and hotter» than Cowell.

Simon Cowell was excited about a big return to filming live telecasts of just one day before breaking his back in a bike accident on Saturday.

Simon Cowell, 60, broke his back just one day before he had to start filming the live rounds of America’s Got Talent season 15. His fellow AGT judges — Sofia Vergara, 48, Heidi Klum, 47, and Howie Mandel, 64 — continued to film despite Simon’s absence. They left his seat open while he recovered at home. “We miss our boss!! Come back fast,” Sofia captioned her Instagram photo showing the judges pointing to Simon’s empty AGT seat.

Terry Crews says he will «continue to apologize» to Gabrielle Union. The actor issued his «third public apology» to Union on Saturday after she again slammed him last week, calling out his lack of support amid her claims of discrimination at «This will be my 3rd public apology to Gabrielle Union.

particularly emotional «Judge Cuts» week. Now, the acts and contestants that made it through are gearing up for the next stage of the competition.The season 15 live shows kick off next month at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California, and will feature the 44 remaining contestants.During the four weeks of the live, two-hour quarterfinal rounds, 11 acts will perform each episode, and fans will get a chance to vote for whom they like the most.

coronavirus precautions. However, despite not being able to perform for the judges in person, magician Max Major still managed to blow their minds.This season's Judge Cuts saw Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and host Terry Crews reunite for the first time since production was shut down in March, due to the pandemic.

US TV presenter Nick Cannon will remain the host of The Masked Singer after apologising for “hurtful and divisive” anti-Semitic remarks.

Simon Cowell is to take full control of “Got Talent” and “The X Factor” producer Syco Entertainment after agreeing to buy out Sony Music Entertainment’s stake in the joint venture.Cowell is personally buying out the stake and the move will give him sole ownership of the entertainment company.

showed the first batch of virtual auditions amid the coronavirus pandemic — as well as the stunning last batch of performances done in-person. Among them was Australian singer Riley, who stunned the judges with his beautiful rendition of Billie Eilish's «idontwannabeyouanymore.» The Australian singer first had Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel (Heidi Klum was out sick) perplexed as he refused to answer Cowell's simple question about his name.

Gabrielle Union is speaking out once more about NBC.

Michael Yo, the last few months have been a real roller coaster. The stand-up comic and TV personality went from wowing the judges on to fighting for his life from COVID-19 -- and writing out what he felt could be his «final words» for his wife and kids while he was in the hospital.Yo's audition-round performance on aired Tuesday, and the comedian slayed during the show's first-ever episode without an audience — due to coronavirus concerns.

history on Tuesday with just his words. The 27-year-old college counselor hit the stage as the show's first-ever spoken word poet, and his deeply emotional performance earned him Howie Mandel's Golden Buzzer.Before hitting the stage, Leake opened up in a pretaped segment about his childhood, growing up in Stockton, California.«I grew up in a neighborhood where drugs and gang violence were rampant.

the coronavirus outbreak back in March, the show attempted to stave off a shutdown by nixing the audience while taping the last two nights of the audition rounds.In this sneak peek from the upcoming episode, airing next week, Yo delivers his stand-up routine directly to Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and guest judge Eric Stonestreet — who filled in for Heidi Klum when she had to take time off due to illness.However, Yo didn't let the smaller-than-usual audience keep him from giving it

Heidi Klum out sick — with what turned out to be a cold and not coronavirus, which was a concern for her at the time — star Eric Stonestreet filled in for an exciting night of performances alongside his former co-star, Sofia Vergara.«Unfortunately, Heidi Klum is feeling under the weather today, but luckily Sofia was able to pull a few strings,» host Terry Crews said, before introducing the special guest judge.«I solved the problem for today!» Vergara said excitedly.

and why he regrets not supporting Gabrielle Union when she spoke out about her negative experiences as a judge on the NBC show.Last year, after it was announced that she would not be returning to, Union made public statements about the «racist and misogynistic conduct» she allegedly witnessed while judging the series.In January, Crews said during a show interview that Union's accounts of the workplace was «never» his experience on.

Nick Cannon said during at wide-ranging interview with Variety that also touched on his previous gig as host of NBC’s summer staple “America’s Got Talent.”“We were dealing with quarantine before the coronavirus,” Cannon, 39, said of his work on “Masked Singer. “All of the secrecy is so inconvenient.

Gabrielle Union wants to see Hollywood bosses making a more proactive effort to combat racism in the entertainment industry.Following her exit from America’s Got Talent after just one season at the end of 2019, the actress maintained her departure came as a result of complaints she made about the “toxic” working environment behind the scenes, referencing harassment, inappropriate behaviour, and misogynistic conduct.During an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the star opened up about

Gabrielle Union is speaking out amid her drama with . During an appearance on , Union explained what she had hoped to accomplish through her discrimination complaint against NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment, which she filed with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing earlier this month.

 is an opportunity like no other.

Terry Crews is glad his wife was very proactive with her cancer treatment so it was all completed before the Covid-19 lockdown.The actor and TV personality and his wife, Rebecca, had an awful start to 2020 as she was diagnosed with cancer, but she didn’t wait for options and underwent a double mastectomy within weeks. “We’ve been through a lot in our lives,” the America’s Got Talent host said.

stage on Tuesday's new episode and earned the Golden Buzzer after performing not one but two show-stopping numbers.Before Rae took the stage, the judges noticed her toddler, Jeremiah, stepping out from the wings of the stage between auditions, and were charmed by the cute kid.«I kind of want another little one,» Heidi Klum admitted to Sofia Vergara as they smiled at the small child.As Rae took the stage, joined by Jeremiah, the Nashville native was asked why she chose to audition for, and she

has long been the place to go to prove yourself.

The actress has filed the complaint with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), reports hollywoodreporter.com.She has claimed that she was fired from the Simon Cowell-created competition show for "her refusal to remain silent in the face of a toxic culture (at the sets) that included racist jokes, racist performances, sexual orientation discrimination, and excessive focus on female judges' appearances, including race-related comments".The complaint comes months after

Gabrielle Union has filed a discrimination complaint against Simon Cowell and the producers of America’s Got Talent following her dismissal from the show last year.

It's been over six months since news broke that Gabrielle Union would not be returning to the  judges' table, but her battle with NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment seems far from finished.

In late May, NBC announced the findings of an independent investigation into Gabrielle Union’s allegations of racism on set. Apparently, they found no wrongdoing. But now Gabrielle Union is suing America’s Got Talent’s Simon Cowell for racism along with the network. It is not the time for NBC to play.