8 Most Shocking SCANDALS on America's Got Talent EVER!

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Do you think they SABOTAGED Marcelito Pomoy? Check out our last video on the biggest scandals on American Idol: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKCcp6J-aNCfn9U

[@macauvoice]

MARCELITO WAS A WINNER!!!! MABUHAY SI MARCELITO POMOY!

[@jurgenbohm3286]

@@macauvoice Actually he wasn't ...

[@rapid123ful]

This was already two years ago. Everyone has already moved on.

[@lilbeaupeep3719]

@@rapid123ful and yet, you are here leaving a message. I didn’t know any of these scandals which is why I am here. If u r over it, why are u here years ago.

[@rubenconstantino1697]

Marsilito pomoy is the biggest scam

[@eddierobles5744]

Marcelito Doesn't Need A Golden Buzzer From AGT, He Is A Natural "Champion"!! Unbelievably Talented..

[@chloepaix25]

So true!!!!

[@nancysoukup6545]

I agree. He is absolutely amazing!

[@jaysonsanchez3396]

He is a unique voice in our universe

[@steventhomas5783]

Yes he does, seeing a great performance right in front of you just to hold back the gold buzzer in hopes that there is another act is acting stupid. We all know that he will have to use the gold buzzer at some point. Which means that he will have to settle with a less deserving act. The audience knew what act deserved the golden buzzer.

[@strellmar8460]

Fully agree!

[@trbarton743]

Marcelito was robbed as you mentioned. Yes they should bring him back & let the fans vote & let him pick his song. Any one agree?

[@jurgenbohm3286]

For me he placed higher than he should have.

[@indaybudayandfamily2421]

Would be great if they have had let him choose his song 😔 and as for him coming back to AGT? 🤔🤔 hmmm... I doubt.

[@judithrivas2622]

Let the judge to choose the song, not the singer itself.

[@sayycho6560]

No.. He is good, everyone know.. He doesn't need to proof himself

[@alfawolf7125]

Back to south east asia? more like it? you cannot be robbed by that which you do not own up!

[@aidanzacharyguzman1676]

My vote is on Marcelito. He deserved the win with his impressive voice.

[@fraidysteinberg2365]

Marcelito still shocks me. He deserves the golden buzzer and to win!!!

[@indaybudayandfamily2421]

Couldn't agree more 👍

[@coconoicul1111]

I agree.

[@jamestrotter1749]

simon cowel is a cheat anda fraud

[@wood5241]

@Cassandra Hawkins Just because its the judges decision doesnt mean that nobody aside from the winner is DESERVING anymore. OP said "deserve", judges decision is not in that criteria especially when they are BS.

[@chuckholmes2075]

meh he was sub par

[@happyheart2871]

Of course they sabotaged Marcelito. They think the audience won't figure out how manipulated the production is. This man is the most amazing singer !

[@doroteotimtim8854]

Sad to read about MARCELITO 's performance in America's Got Talent " show....

[@doroteotimtim8854]

Some people were probably jealous of MARCELITO's performance as a singer...

[@arpats]

THE BIGGEST WAS MARCELITO POMOY... Not only for GOLDEN BUZZER, But when he got 4rth place in that show/competation!

[@lynshinkawa7414]

Marcelito POMOY should win AGT, you’re the one who chose his piece He doesn’t want the song. Anyway, he was our Champion and he should be the Champion in our hearts….

[@sharondwiggins1922]

Marcelito Pomoy should moving forward on his career by competing in LOTS of other talent shows. AGT is not the only one out there. He's amazing!

[@lilbeaupeep3719]

He is doing great. Tons of bookings for more money he thought he ever made. Without AGT he would be in the same position he was before AGT

[@jurgenbohm3286]

Don't think any international talent show will invite him again after the childish behaviour of his fans.

[@angjantzen1080]

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[@alexanderloar8783]

Do you blame them for being mad? A top class act being passed up by a group of storm troopers doing the same dance thousands of others have done for the golden buzzer? Then later finding out the song leading him to being eliminated was picked by Simon (which has a history of doing things behind the scenes causing issues) but yet the fans are the problem?

[@sykwookiee]

I would say that part of his contract is not to compete for a significant amount of time...I know a girl who made it to the top, but was nosed out and she couldn't sign with anybody for a number of years...she also couldn't perform with a band that she had sung with previously...winning these shows are always a double edged sword and your edge is always blunted...

[@k0chana6]

I'm not gonna lie, I always thought "Talent Recap" was made from people on the actual show... to know you guys aren't actually from the show and are exposing them for what they are, is a huge relief because I love this channel. Thanks guys ! 👍👌

[@juanitacobler8683]

Simon used Marcelito to increase the audience..as the rating has dropped..He created the conflict to keep viewers watching..It wasn't a true talent competition, it was just business as usual for Simon..and Marcelito Drew the audiences..sad that this talented, modest performer was misused..

[@rosamaemakaakit6529]

True !

[@barbarafenner6154]

Marcelino should have definitely won the golden buzzer. What a Jip!!!!!

[@bendyparanormal]

I am a magician and some of my magician friends have been on AGT. Based on what I’ve heard from them, the producers of the show have picked out tricks and acts for their return performances that were not their own; setting them up to fail by forcing them to perform lackluster illusions unfamiliar to them, which didn’t suit their character or performance style, and for which they had little prep/practice time. The producers of the show are not on the side of the performers. They are creating drama where they feel it is needed for the sake of ratings, and they are negatively impacting some acts so they’re voted off the show. They also instruct the performers which celebrity judge(s) to select to assist. For example, when the performers, knowing Howie is a germophobe, have no intention of calling on him to assist, they are instructed to choose him anyway. What can they do? Things are scripted and setup and the performers want the air time, so they comply. Sometimes it ends poorly for them because, being seasoned performers, their original instincts were right and their act and advancement suffered by following the producers’ insistence. I don’t know if the judges are in on it, or if the director is, or if anyone else involved with the show is…but from multiple first hand accounts I’ve heard, it seems the producers are either deliberately sabotaging acts, or they’re the most collectively incompetent group of show producers in Hollywood and should be doing something else far outside and away from the entertainment field.

[@MensaGiraffe]

Just like Special Head. He was set up to fail.

[@shaunsamazingcontent9797]

Can I see your friends audition ?

[@willowichigo9871]

germoprobe

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

It is really a TV show so it is fake and scripted more often than not. Yes, many of the talents are real but when I see the reactions of the judges or the demands of Simon like stopping the singing and asking for another song, it was so obvious that it was kinda scripted. The act/talent might not even know that it was part of the script and played the part unwittingly but maybe some acts were also in on it and were paid to do the scripted event.

[@Cousinbiddy1]

Could u tell me the names of the magician names that got Sabatoged by the producers

[@graceakins1]

Marcelito Pomoy should have won the golden buzzer on AGT!!! He should have won first place!!

[@chialee3459]

Just like Celine Tam says she didn't pick the song choice. It's the producer who picks the song choice so they can be eliminated and keep the ones they want to win.

[@shilohauraable]

One of my son's friends tried out for American Idol some years back. They told him he had an amazing voice & could possibly win. But, although he's a black man, his "life story" wasn't sad enough. Mom & Dad were happily married, no one in his family was on drugs or in jail. They attend church every week & he was a 4.0 average student with scholarship offers to numerous colleges. They weren't poor (not rich either - middle class working family) & didn't freeze in winter cuz they couldn't pay the heating bills. The family wasn't on any welfare assistance. His "life story" wasn't dramatic enough for the show. They wished him luck & one of the judges gave him a calling card & told him to call because he'd really like to manage him! He was that good! But he never called the guy back. He said the show was a farce & he wasn't interested in working with any of them. Others were told the same thing - some even admitted they were going to give a fake "hard luck" story to help get chosen for the show. He was totally disgusted & said he'd rather teach school than have to work with people like that to get anywhere in the business. He's now an EXCELLENT vocal music & theater teacher in a lucky high school. He's organized a county wide music theater company for kids ages 5 - 19. And he's in local community theater and sings in his church. His life & talents are touching more people directly than most entertainers can dream of! 💖

[@wolfguywerewolfchannel2099]

What does him being black have to do with anything, are you trying to create a racial narrative out of thin air woman, it's people like you that are the reason why people hate each other more, always creating division between people just for the sake of others who probably don't give af

[@crystalcarpenter6738]

It's a shame that this man wasn't exalted as a role model instead of demoralizing his ethnicity

[@dwanemarsh4378]

I watched the whole series with Marcelito. I got the very strong impression that Simon did NOT want him to succeed! I am an American who lives in the Philippines. There was HUGE outrage about Simon's obvious bias against Marcelito. There still is! Many Filipino's will not longer even watch AGT. It was obvious Marcelito was cheated by Simon, with a bit of Howie thrown in!

[@rahla53]

Same happened with that other girl from Philippines, remember when Sharon did not like her-:>(

[@Jessie1907]

All People should claim to Simon..I do believe he arranged.

[@BB571009]

I totally agree. From the very moment he walked on stage, you can see Simon negative reaction already.

[@joshuapaulito4608]

I'm a simple person, I saw Marcelito, I clicked.

[@raynatha4450]

Now I know what happened to Rianna. So unfair! She was performing something new and original! That's the goal of this show, right?!!

[@Deactorr]

The producers are what's destroying these shows. They glorify the popular acts especially the "sob stories" too much by letting them perform last on the live shows making the other acts forgettable. Pure favouritism.

[@aspenrebel]

trying to get ratings, make a buck.

[@Deactorr]

@@aspenrebel They are not getting the ratings they used to have. The show has been going downhill for years now. Predictable, biased and unbalanced.

[@ruthkletke]

@@Deactorr And guess what.....Simon just made a commercial here saying "We're coming Canada...CGT"...sh*t

[@susangass1487]

3:40 the guy who lied about being injured in the military is one of the worse type of people. There's men and women out there who have truly been injured on the battlefield and are struggling in day to day life

[@random-zb7fp]

He actually did that lmao. Just imagine how many other lies there are on the show ?

[@robogreek3157]

How did they find out

[@yellowtulip4105]

We can imply there is corruption on the show. Also, making contestants sign unethical contracts prior to the contest (that don't favor them at all) is appalling.

[@sweett5896]

Yes. I'm glad someone else mentioned this. It's absolutely disgusting what they make them sign. Talk about signing your life away!

[@sykwookiee]

@@sweett5896 They don't have to sign...they could simply do it on their own...a contract is a shortcut...instant gratification...these shows are about signing the next big thing, and how much money they can wring out of you before you succumb to drug addiction, alcoholism, or suicide...

[@guardiansanimalrescuestate7289]

The second guy with the fake stutter reminds me of when wives go missing and the husband fake cries for the camera.

[@retevitech1317]

As a Mom of a Retired Soldier who had been deployed about 9 times, STOLEN VALOR does not sit well with me. I remember when Tim Poe was first on and guys from his unit were telling on him the day after the audition. They said he was NOT hurt at all-they were all calling BS.

[@kerriramler6655]

He may have some type of brain injury , condition or delusion that he was though

[@Delekham]

@@kerriramler6655 He may well just be lying also! We ALL know AGT wants a "SOB" story NOT an s.o.b. (Son of a Beach) story. It gives them ratings. Let us face it People Lie go get on stage..or anywhere else in life.

[@cliveedwards2958]

I was cringing when I saw him do this..and later his crying and bawling that he believed it himself..I would die of embarrassment everyday after.

[@supremeleadergnkdroid3202]

Your son is a hero. Huge appreciation and love for him

[@maryjunedelpuerto4841]

Marcelino Pomoy was robbed from his chance to be a winner. His act wasn’t the start of the program but Howie said the opposite.

[@nostalgia815]

You would wanna get your hearing checked

[@Songs-lr4wt]

Simon belongs to the right wing of UK. He has always preferred right wingers judges. And has been biased towards outsiders. One simple example, if any participant sings celine dion, he makes faces, becomes internally against them. If they are good, they may not say much, but will say wrong song choice kinda things. I know 20+ performance he made faces which were celine dion

[@YoungDymisty]

It reminds me of the girl on Britain's got talent where she was a pink tribute act but wanted to sing a different song and they forced her to sing pink and it backfired on her even though it wasn't her choice and they made her look so bad.

[@generaloutlaw3213]

no way, i was not impressed by his performances, i saw a lot better.

[@ricky1747]

@@generaloutlaw3213 ssstt because his "fans" are literally just from his country. They're praise him like god in this situation.

[@dbrel]

It has always bothered me that they pull winners and contestants from other countries, all of whom Simon has seen before, yet he pretends to have never seen any of them. It’s ridiculous that he flat-out lies. Sacred Riana won Asia’s Got Talent. Simon knew exactly who she was. There was a pair of roller skaters who won BGT, so he had even judged them before. The list is long.

[@michellebusby949]

Roller skaters have never won BGT. There was a brother and sister roller dancer act that reached the live semi finals but that is as far as they got. They are now performing their show in Vegas so they did good but definitely didn't win BGT. I agree with you though that there are a lot of acts that appear on different shows around the world some of which Simon has judged before

[@issabella9150]

Yes Marcelino Pomoy deserve more than golden buzzer but but sometimes AGT is unfair 😕

[@josephmansouri3235]

I was shocked why Marcelito wasn't given the Golden buzzer. Marcelito performed a miraculous audition.

[@lizelmedium1357]

*Racism!!!*

[@josephmansouri3235]

@@lizelmedium1357 You maybe right.

[@paulinatorres151]

Shame on you Howie n Simon.😪😥😟

[@robogreek3157]

What's the Golden buzzer? Iv never seen it used

[@philly452009]

Can’t remember if it was either Darcy Lynn Farmer or Angelica Hale that lost to a magician on AGT Champions, my mother and I were disappointed

[@jamescrane7034]

That was Shin Lin who was fantastic, but is it fair to compare a magician to a singer to a ventriloquist ?

[@leannaburroughs5642]

Everyone has their favorites. But I'm not surprised if there are shenanigans going on

[@luvmenow33]

I thought Angela Jordan lost to him as well and her voice is freaking amazing

[@garyrichards7459]

@@luvmenow33 Angelica Jordan lost marcelito pomoy but that was in agt the champions season 2 not when shin lin won agt the champions 1 different season and in season 2 the champions v unbeatable won

[@garyrichards7459]

Darci lynne farmer lost to shin lin on agt the champions they were the final 2 shin lin was the magician who won and Angelica hale lost to preacher Lawson the comedian to get in the top 5

[@aaronbritt2025]

AGT isn't reality TV. Simon owns/produces/judges. He decides during the auditions who is the act he wants to produce. He then engineers the show for that act to win. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't know how this industry works.

[@bamadad53]

Finally…someone hit the proverbial nail on the head. Aaron Brit you got it dead right about Simon.

[@michaelroloson2389]

A few years back I saw Simon cut a guy down. The said to Simon that someone had to give him ( Simon ) a break at one time. Simon snipped " Yes, but I have talent." The funny thing is I have searched high and low for a long time and have not found one time where Simon has sang or done anything but run his mouth.

[@bamadad53]

@@michaelroloson2389 LMAO 🤣🤣 No truer words ever spoken! OMG I can’t stop laughing at that. And, I wonder what talent Simon thinks he has…besides running his mouth.

[@MythicalHex]

every time Simon starts to become irrelevant he appears in an animated children's movie

[@anjoreyjuachon5300]

Maybe we should change the agt to sgt.. Simon got talent 😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂

[@esperanzaeugenio92]

Can Simon sing, I doubt????

[@raulgarza2612]

Seriously? Come on now! Simon, in my opinion, does not have TALENT. It's ALL in the DNA. Some people are simply NATURAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A**HOLES!!!

[@stephenchristian9800]

Simon , The comment was made says a lot, BGT Areshole

[@paulwaltz1720]

Simon Cowell is the manipulator behind all of this. He's the one with the music connections . Besides , Singers just don't win anymore . It's all about telling sad stories and control.

[@entrepreneurofnow]

simon is the founder of got talent- he is no longer the biggest person in charge

[@VegasPanhandlers]

To be fair, for years and years it was nothing but singers winning AGT. A lot of people, including me, got sick of it. It's about time people with other talents finally start winning. The show was way too predictable back then.

[@wood5241]

@@VegasPanhandlers Then dont let Singers compete then. They just give singer false hope in winning the competition. They are basically joining a competition that is already biased against them and the judges have the audacity to say bullshits like "I think you can win this competition or the potential to win" to singers.

[@billroper5204]

Tim Poe for disgraceful lies and Marcelito being robbed of the title.

[@EgNk90]

Not sure if Marcelito is robbed. V-Unbeatable was definitely a strong contender and deserves the win as much as Marcelito does. That song arrangement at the back though, is something that shouldn't happen.

[@billroper5204]

@@EgNk90 Agree 👍

[@bennieandres4464]

EgNk90 is

[@janismago6187]

Simon's show, he decide who will win!

[@michaeltan8458]

That's how he influences all the judges to push the golden buzzer on Victory Brinker.

[@stephenchristian9800]

Talk about no talent simon

[@virginiasantillan2267]

I love your channel and my biggest problem is when the Judges make fun and laugh at contestants who are obviously dealing with certain physical or emotional problems it’s not funny.

[@XanBos]

What everyone is missing here when they talk about producers manipulating the show, is that this is all to get viewers to watch the show! It’s planned! They put in “joke” acts just to get a rise out the audience. If you think this is filmed in order and shown that way, come what may, not true. It’s filmed out of sequence a lot of rimes, edited, and the “joke acts” stuck in to bring in a bit of humor and cause people to talk at the water cooler the next day. Any act that is picked will have their interview time jazzed up to either make you feel sorry for them, or find a connection with that person. Is all their information true? It’s television…not real. So some parts of the bios or their backgrounds are spiced up for entertainment value. So take it for what it’s worth. Television is not real life, it’s just entertainment.

[@andiharp9275]

Well stated👍 ✌️

[@colinhumphries2452]

I was in the virtual audience for Max Major. His section was prerecorded prior to the show and we were given a chart with a bunch of pictures and numbers and then walked through a math problem. The number that came up brought us to a sun and we were told to draw it. I’m sorry but this was definitely planned.

[@colinhumphries2452]

There were a few variables that would effect your result but it became obvious that regardless everyone would get the sun if they did it right

[@danilohidalgo5291]

Simon AGT should abolished as soon as possible bcoz he's an arrogant & were not interested anymore and a lot of indiscrimination complaint against him

[@World_of_Drama]

Not only on AGT, The Sacred Riana was also being sabotaged in BGT Champions. She was super dope there and one of the judges said sarcastically, "this is so family show blablabla", the fact that they always put through life threatening Arrow acts, the climbing until almost touching the ceiling act few years back and so many more dangerous acts but NONE of them were being told, ",like this is so family show blablabla". Not fair. Not good judging. All set up only for views and views, and they ditched the best acts right after that without acknowleging their real talents.

[@leonarddaccardi7196]

Riana was over rated.

[@mirembepenny4730]

The crying soldier is the most scandalous 😅🤣😂😹😆

[@emmatalmadge1473]

Most of these shows are now more about the sob story and not the talent.

[@leprechaunfarmer4081]

Exactly there’s this one video called “If The Voice Was Honest” and it was just them judging on who had the most tragic backstory lol

[@gambosix6]

@@leprechaunfarmer4081 DITTO. The past 2 seasons there where way too many were '' pity through to Hollywood'.

[@Ulove619]

Yeah the worst wins. Absolutely despicable

[@marantonio9103]

That is exactly the reason why I do not watch talent/singing competition in the U.S. On the other hand, I was so happy with the recently concluded NEW WAVE 2021 competition in Russia where all the judges are WORTHY to occupy the seat of a judge.

[@orlandozorilla2339]

Past is past and let's move on for a better tomorrow.

[@leannaburroughs5642]

So you think there is a contest in Russia that is totally legit?

[@marantonio9103]

@@leannaburroughs5642 I am not concerned about the legitimacy of their contests. I am referring to the qualifications of the judges.

[@jamesvann470]

Angelina Jordan sang a stunning rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody and Yellow Brick Road in the semifinals of Champions. It is reported Cowel offered her a contract for his record label and she turned him down (she wanted to choose her own songs). She didn’t make the top five!! Go figure!

[@geoffreyjohnson8899]

Exactly- and fortunately her parents have been very pro active and protective of her

[@aspenrebel]

@@geoffreyjohnson8899 As well they should be. Look at what happened to that young white blonde boy singer from Australia (Got Talent, I think). He came to USA and was literally used and abused. Wasn't he on one of these recent "Champions" shows? I seem to recall he did not fare well. I can't think of his name.

[@jurgenbohm3286]

I actually don't believe any of those fandom legends - nothing sourced and everything exaggerated. aspenrebel, I guess you are thinking of Jack Vidgen. That "used and abused" part is highly disputable here as well.

[@lkepley60563]

You hit it on the nose

[@lkepley60563]

@Sophia Degand I’m not hating Simon Cowell I’m just saying it’s all business Simon Cowell is worth $600 million and he is a businessman and the only thing I’m saying is is don’t be fooled that this show has anything to do with who is the best talent it’s just another way of marketing his production company it’s not real it’s whatever he wants to make it

[@LarryKohlruss]

In the contracts, they even tell you that it's all about the entertainment value to the show, and a contest after. So, no surprise.

[@troythewizard9940]

Zoey and the Pink cover band I think should be covered in a sequel to this! The judges didn't tell her to do a Pink song, but the show/producers certainly DID prior to auditioning. She didn't handle it well but she must've felt so powerless and used during the fallout, it's hard to pass blame and her soured reputation

[@melquiadespabillare5437]

Simon Cowell is manipulating the contestants, he chooses a song for them. He's so insecure with Filipino talents. Marcelito Pomoy should win the show.

[@jurgenbohm3286]

He is just a gimmick act. No way he should win.

[@Mr.DamianM]

I'm pretty sure Simon called 4th Impact "The best audition ever". Are they not Filipino? Also, Marcelito would have been beaten by Angelina Jordan if the show was not staged.

[@ericksonkatz4187]

@@jurgenbohm3286 define what's a gimmick act? and what makes you say it was gimmick?

[@aspenrebel]

Yeah, Simon does appear to have a problem with most all Filipino acts. One time Nicole S. walked out on him, as Judge on "X Factor UK", cuz he cut a 3 boy Filipino singing group from the Group Category "6 Chairs" competition. But he did seem supportive of 4th Power.

[@aspenrebel]

@@Mr.DamianM Yeah, I'm thinking. IF 4th Power/Impact was NOT the best first audition ever (X Factor UK), then definitely the Top 3. Other Top first auditions I can think of .... Paul Potts; Susan Boyle; "First Knights"; Darci Lynn; "The Cutkelvins"; "Rak Su"; Bella Ferraro (X Factor Oz); Tamara Foster (X Factor UK, eventhough it was Arena audition, her 2nd audition. But her first room audition was in a duo with another gal. Simon split them up. Also eventhough she forgot the words, more than once. She is still a great singer!); Lola Saunders (X Factor UK 2014); Seann Miley Moore; and many others.

[@kaleidoscope8743]

Winning on "unoriginal" material. Singers cover artists HITS all the time?

[@sayycho6560]

I think the reason why it is problematic because they didn't credit them.. Meanwhile if you sing, they put the singer/song writer name

[@wood5241]

Thats different though because an act is much harder to know where it came from so the original is not given any credit, while singing you basically just need to search up the song and then you will know who did it.

[@jeanduttlinger]

Marcelito Pomoy was the best talent on that show! No one could have beaten Marcelito head to head on any competition.

[@ProfessorArt1]

Ventriloquism can't be stolen, every trick is based on old tricks.

[@zatra26irenicgriffin84]

yeah youre right bro, its just like magic and speaking of magic, sacred riana has a unique and original version of performing magic and they let here down, shame on those manipulating the show.

[@Wookie_Cookie_2014]

I think that AGT will *_NEVER_* be able to make up to Pomoy what they did to him. Simon and Howie should personally be completely ashamed. There is no excuse that could be good enough for what was done. Finally, I think that Pomoy is too good for that show and should never give them the time of day. Best of luck to you Pomoy, and if you are ever in my "neck of the woods"... ~Peace!

[@shawnuel]

Calling Nick Cannon's monologues "comedy" is scandalous in my book.

[@raychen6140]

Let's be fairly honest: Behind the big successes and amazing visuals that we get from the show, AGT is definitely not fair by any means to the performers or the audience members. Scandals are only the tip of the iceberg. Don't even get me started with judge bias, favoritism, and blatant disrespect. There was one question I'd always ask about which concerns the category of singing. It never makes sense to me why kids who sing a song are suddenly more impressive than an adult singing the same song. And given that many times, the judges have no music background whatsoever, the kid always gets the ok, while the adults get the eh. The reason? Age bias, and assumptions that an adult singing something hard isn't that hard for them. It's stupid. And would you look: many young singers have won the show.... despite much more interesting and unique talents around them.

[@eugenecepeda5104]

Marcelo to is the biggest scsndal

[@eugenecepeda5104]

Mandel’s reason for withholding the golden buzzer is stupid.

[@myouniverse0613]

I only know two kids who won the show, and they're not even that young. Darci and Grace. But Darci is a unique act and Grace is a real musician who only ever sings her original songs and has a unique beautiful voice.

[@llisamichele]

Tim Poe DID NOT have to lie ! Makes zero sense WHY people do this 🤷‍♀️

[@tamarajansen3112]

I think you need to rethink the definition of a scandal.

[@traceymunro1]

I've seen David Strassman live, and the first time I saw Paul Zerdin it was obvious that he was heavily influenced by Strassman.

[@aspenrebel]

Most ventriloquist pretty much do the same things, a little diff here and there. So it isn't "stealing". Same with magicians and comedians. Tough to come up with something totally new, created on your own, that no one else has done before. You may have seen someone doing when you were 10, now at 25 you come up with it and you think you created it. A lot in your mind and creative was planted there years ago by observing others.

[@aspenrebel]

How was the first one a scandal? I thought you were going to tell us the guy had murdered someone back in The Philippines, or something. Simon smokes? Julianne Hough is pretty. Well these shows all edit everything to make you think one thing when the reality is something else. Family and friends reactions, in the wings, is taken out of sequence, etc. I still wouldn't call any of these "scandals". I thought Simon got some female contestant pregnant or something.

[@Jp-nj3rp]

Obviously from everything that was built up before this video I thought anyone would be smart enough to already know the content of the video.

[@vinedee9428]

Thank you for defends our Marcelo, Simon is so unfair, Marcelito is 1 of a kind singer

[@mommydocluztv9740]

Marcelito Pomoy deserve to win AGT

[@elseeadams5202]

Being an avid Talent watcher from way back this Kiwi has decided that Simon Cowell has become far too powerful and arrogant. I hate the way he pulls faces at the contestants showing his displeasure. The saying "he wears his feelings on his sleeve" comes to mind. You can almost see the dollar signs (or lack of) in his eyes.

[@davidbarrett8058]

Totally agree. Simon was probably the kid at school who got bullied, hence his love for dogs, hate for bullies and most of all.. his choice to get rid of people that actually have talent... and replace them with sophia vegara and heidi klume. Also the way he looks at other judges when he sarts to stand and clap to make sure he is not alone. If Simon stands .. you stand too. Simon says.

[@alanbregar]

Thank you Samantha for all that information.

[@victortalens2993]

Marcelito Pomoy should get the golden buzzer at that time and amazing performance!!!

[@vickyparaynomedina6809]

No doubt, it was a robbed off from marcelito's glory. Before the finals he knew that the song choice is lame but he just cant argue

[@jonirnmomba4130]

There was another comedienne named Nina Conti from the UK that did the ventriloquism before too. She’s hysterical. Far better then Paul in my opinion

[@steventhomas5783]

Zerdin - I can't tell you how many contestants sings original songs by popular singer's

[@dorbie]

A magician/mentalist is just "another phony"?! You mean magic isn't real and magicians do tricks?! I'd never have guessed.

[@fujichang9720]

But I must give you props on all the information much appreciated would like to hear more thank you good work actually outstanding work ❤️💗👍

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Ron Lucas owns the rights to the "talking mask". Many ventriloquists HAVE copied off Lucas's routine for years and Lucas sent vents cease and desist letters. Also the other vent doing the "dummy continuing after the vent goes backstage" is NOT original and has been done for years by other ventriloquists.

[@viggycat8592]

Every reality TV show is manipulated by the shows' producers. Every one!

[@rahla53]

According to the Producers, Riana was too scary, the real thing, it was too much for them, lol

[@stephenevans6055]

i think the biggest shock is that Angelina Jordan didnt even make the top 5

[@jurgenbohm3286]

I think the biggest shock is that Connie Talbot was not even in the semifinals.

[@cindymichelle2200]

I’d love to see a part 2,3,4,5,6+ lol these are great

[@nhgriff1]

Rhianna is a great talent. What happened to her was unfair.

[@paulabarrows7023]

Forget Nick! Terry is 1000 times better!!!

[@stephenchristian9800]

Terry is a top dude

[@bonkers5416]

Terry ROCKS!!!!

[@aleksandrabissani567]

AGT and like shows is a money-making machine. Just imagine how much they get from all the ticket sales and voting. They also might get money for signed contracts with contestants. this is a BUSINESS and everything goes according to plans.

[@rabfallon4507]

Strange how the stuttering cowboy could suddenly speak when accused

[@cy4330]

I am glad that Sacred Rianna got 'sabotaged'. I seriously do not think she should be on 'family friendly' show with that evil possessed self. It's a talent show not exorcism.

[@nhgriff1]

Family friendly? Have you SEEN the show?!

[@seedsoflove7684]

@@nhgriff1 still, she was extra creepy

[@prof2yousmithe444]

Timothy Poe is despicable. As a service man, he knows better than to lie and then to cover it up in such a shabby way. Despicable!

[@retirednottiredusa7289]

Yes, definitely Marcelito was sabotage, that's why I stop watching AGT and unsubscribed. Just a waste of time watching lies and favoritism show. Better to watch Blinds.

[@unrepentantoffender188]

"Sabotaged" "Stopped" Bobo

[@forlornvalor9618]

@@unrepentantoffender188 KUPAL LANG? 🙄

[@darrenheadrick3669]

Poe wasn't the first to claim veteran combat injury on these talent shows.

[@shawnsgirl4ever1]

Marcileto was so great I agreed he needed golden buzzer

[@gramethyst2920]

Marcelito is the correct spelling. I apologize for correcting you but people's names are important.

[@tannereustace]

I will never get over the Max Major incident as he took the semifinal spot of someone that could have been much more deserving, like the Bone Breakers. Paul Zerdin, on the other hand, I can excuse, since the ventriloquism is still genuine and people seek inspiration from others all the time, like singers who cover other artists

[@azahussain87]

The act that Max did is supposed to manipulate the audience to draw the sun that's the whole idea that's not fraud but if the audience did draw other things and the producers showed only the ones that did draw the sun then yeah that's fraud

[@tannereustace]

@@azahussain87 but what was shown on camera, in which Max suggested that the audience drew the suns because of subliminal messaging in the video they saw, was different than what happened. He apparently used some math trick that always results in a sun being drawn

[@GlennBolang]

08:25 I thought that was too scary to be shown on the media. Now I understand the reason behind it. It's too bad Riana got robbed that way. She should have won the competition

[@robertfalkenberg6563]

I was rooting for Riana all the way! I was shocked by the acts she did & thought she was on her way to the top. I was wondering what happened to the one act she did was cut short. What I hate about AGT is that I know it's somehow rigged because when I saw that one ventriloquist was doing his acts, I didn't care for him because he always did his voice for the other dummies the same way. I saw other acts that deserve to move on & win but, they didn't move on.

[@cocod594]

Manipulating 1Ds “personas” (and so many others) through their contracts! Glad Simon finally got scared of law suits and quit!

[@CS..8]

He quit? I don’t see any info on it online yet

[@willifabry12]

At the time, there was an independent online poll that showed Marcelito and Angelina Jordan garnering about 60-65% of the votes, while all the other candidates split the rest in small percentages, with Marcelito having a clear lead over Angelina. But Marcelito came in 4th place and Angelina didn't even make it to the top 5. Angelina's fans believe that her poor performance was due to the fact that she had a special contract that didn't give AGT any of the rights it usually gets from the candidates. There was definitely something fishy about the unnamed "superfans" who voted on AGT: The Champions. It does get screwed over everywhere.....

[@636rider7]

Bro, Marcelito surely got robbed on that season, that talent is very rare compared to those dancing stormtroopers which we all know anyone can dance if you just practiced.

[@jameszimmerman6430]

If I understood the biography of Simon, one of his endeavors is a talent agency. IF that's true, it sounds like at least an unfair advantage, but more like a conflict of interest

[@glennmonson5214]

I think the biggest scandal is how everyone is acting indignant that TV show producers are trying to manipulate the show. Were you born yesterday? Of course they are manipulating the show. That's what they do and have done for decades. I first learned that ages ago when I went to see a game shows "The price is right" They pick the contestants from the audience. When you get there everyones gets in line they literally told you how to behave, as you move up they have a booth with guys and you have to show them how you act if you won something. They judged you on how you dressed what you wore weather you were bubbly enough. They would choose which people they like the best and change their clothes if they didnt like what they were wearing. The whole thing is staged. They had big light up signs when they want you to laugh or clap. Everything in TV is staged. I woudnt be surprised if the drama about these scandals was staged. Even the scandals themselves. For all I know they paid them to come on the show and lie to get people talking about the show and create even more interest. Welcome to the world of mental masterbation. Dont think for one minute your government isnt doing the same thing.

[@ChairYogaForTheAgeless]

You are saying that politicians would lie to me ?

[@glennmonson5214]

@@ChairYogaForTheAgeless ummmm you? no of course not. Just everyone else, Dont tell me your one of those guys that thinks they launch 50 million dollar spy satellites just to watch you huh lol

[@ChairYogaForTheAgeless]

@@glennmonson5214 Thanks for clearing that up. Next you will be telling me that reality shows are staged too.

[@glennmonson5214]

@@ChairYogaForTheAgeless Well you asked. Hey if you can be facetious so can I lol

[@ChairYogaForTheAgeless]

@@glennmonson5214 yes it is my favorite form of entertainment.

[@normaesquillo5463]

Because he is a Filipino. Look what happened to the BTS during the Grammy Awards. They’re all Bias or they sided with their own kind.

[@aethergasm]

We did a brief study in uni on talent shows and their judges. Where we questioned the validity as judges can be producers and producers need to approve who does and doesn't go forward into the auditions themselves. It wasn't to say it was fake but a way to question the narrative being portrayed and what guides the viewer to make them feel good. In a way every show is done this way and always has been to feed a specific message to an audience of their choosing, and scandals sell. So it isn't surprising if many are created or further perpetuated to redirect/guide the viewer back to the narrative the producers/network/show desires.

[@ysmaelinductivo6791]

I wonder what happened to Cowell's choices to win against Marcello Pinoy?Marvel to Pinoy made the money and still doing very well.Thanks Cow !!!

[@janne639]

That girl’s voice could kill a dog. I bailed on her video at 1:05. It’s all I could take of her screeeeching.

[@ellengruspe2959]

we believed Matcelito Pomoy was the real winner cause it was a genuine talent to have a double voice in one song..

[@m3galodon_22]

Zoe Alexander too... she was told by producers when she applied to sing a Pink song, which is why when the judges didn't put her through she said "you guys told me to sing a Pink song'. It doesn't excuse the rest of her behaviour, but the fact that the judges didn't like that she chose a Pink song when the producers told her to sing it... questionable. I can't remember if that was AGT or BGT though.

[@tsumugiiz_luvr6036]

i think it was on an idol show (american idol, etc.$

[@satyendrachaitanya825]

Shocking!Simon surely is the rudest judge of all.

[@enakoracexsofranac4290]

Sorry, but that's called showbusiness.... That's why producers, especially good producers, are paid a lot and are needed in first place! Whoever doesn't win, has the right to be mad ... We don't see a lot of winners complaining about how the producers made them say or do something, nor do we see them talking bad about a TV show or label that made them famous. People usually don't know how much money it costs to produce and market , per example, a song. 1st of all you have to pay those who wrote the song, then you have to pay for the rights, the studio where you are recording it and all those technicians that are aiding you during the record. But before you start recording, you need to have proper music, so all the musicians on the record need to be paid too. 2nd after you got it right, then it goes for post-production. There we have another set of professionals that are putting the singing and the music rightfully together and making the song sound good and attractive. 3rd marketing the song. .. there we have more costs, from playing the song on different radio stations, to different TV shows... Everything needs to be paid... And if you chose video promotion, you need to make the video too .. and that costs extra. So .. long story short; in order to make a song and to make it popular, especially when the person singing it is not famous already and has just started singing, ... It can easily bring up the costs up to several hundred thousand dollars!!! People winning some competition shows, like AGT usually don't have that amount of money, otherwise they wouldn't need the show and would just do it on their own. ( Like Paris Hilton made her songs) I would never say that the contract a winner signs is exploiting the person, because they put an enormous amount of money and time to lunch his/her career, without having any type of security that it will ever be repaid!

[@rgsenerman]

So what's really the same exact COMMON DENOMINATOR in all these shows? Well, it's none other than SIMON COWELL!!!! That's the whole damn problem right there!

[@Jocelyndelacruz1829]

I mean 4th place, really, ridiculous. Justice for Marcelito

[@karenhwang8118]

Losing to that perfectly average kid violinist, too, really.

[@bettysteeg8840]

Always wondered why Marcelito did not advance farther in the competition because I really thought he deserved to. His voice is beautiful & his talent is Unmistakable. I have not followed this show over the seasons but I think there is some questionable & unfair activity Involved here. Not sure any investigation would uncover anything but Marcelito should have gone much further. Iam sorry this happened to him. They seem like a very sweet, unsophisticated couple & yes they are too good of a people to be victims of this unfair treatment.

[@danasizemore5947]

I think I was to caught up how amazing you (Samantha) are, I didn't hear a word you said. Great video:-)

[@michaelwilliams1532]

I have always like AGT ever since it first aired, but I notice during most of the seasons that it seems like they put through acts that aren't deserving to go through while some that do deserve to go through to the next round, don't get to go through. Sometimes they put some of the stupidest acts through while others who do really good, don't even get a chance to go through and, to me, I believe they already know the acts they are going to put through well before they actually air the show.

[@aspenrebel]

What? You mean you didn't like "Sethward"?

[@lance4963]

What a shame Simon! I'm from Europe and Marcelito deserve fairness and respect.

[@elinronquillo3423]

He should be called to invite him to make a gold record in usa he has the Most Amazing voice and i haven't watched america got tallent since neither is blaming anyone but Marcelito Should have gotten the gold buzzer be fair to that God given talent

[@helookalikaman79]

Paul was BETTER than the haters so they want to take him down... And there is no way each ventriloquist has 100% original, not copied performances. Think of Jeff Dunham, Peanut gets up in his face and baits jeff, copied by Michael Paul And His Pooping Bird... "Do it"