Howie Mandel Responds to Andy Cohen’s ‘Jackhole’ Diss, Reveals He ‘Promised’ Tom Sandoval’s Team Not to ‘Challenge Him’ During Bombshell Interview

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Offering his side of the story. Howie Mandel has heard the criticism about his tell-all interview with Tom Sandoval — and he stands by his approach.“[Bravo fans] wanted to hear me cross-examine.

They wanted me to grill him,” Mandel, 67, explained during the Tuesday, May 2, episode of the “The Viall Files” podcast. “The tough thing was and I said to [my daughter and cohost Jackelyn Shultz], ‘If you hear something that you don’t agree with then you can’t challenge.

There are no challenges on this particular moment. We are not challenging, that is not what this is about.'”The comedian revealed that he “promised” Sandoval’s team he wouldn’t push back against their client, 40, on the air.

Mandel also offered to “edit” out anything the TomTom co-owner wasn’t satisfied with after the podcast taping.“I would not do anything differently,” Mandel added before explaining the backstory of Sandoval’s rare interview. “As people have found out, one of the people who works for me is married to his road manager. … I [was] not going to put him in an uncomfortable position.