Will Thorne Staff WriterKenan Thompson is the latest star who has been tapped to fill in for Simon Cowell as a judge on “America’s Got Talent.”The “Saturday Night Live” cast member will temporarily take over for Cowell, who underwent back surgery over the weekend of Aug.
10 following a bike accident. Sources close to “AGT” say there is no word yet as to when Cowell will return to his hosting seat.
Last week, Kelly Clarkson was the one to temporarily take Cowell’s position.Thompson will join this season’s regular judging panel of Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara, and host Terry Crews for Tuesday and Wednesday’s live telecasts.
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