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Lala Kent would like to thank her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Since their secret months-long affair — dubbed “Scandoval” — went public in early March, the Bravo reality show’s heat meter has skyrocketed.

It doesn’t sound like Tom Sandoval will be winning fans back over any time soon.

Putri Ariani wowed the “America’s Got Talent” judges — one in particular — as her audition was shown on Tuesday’s show.

 returned on Tuesday for the second night of season 18 auditions, and the show kept the impressive display of skill going with a whole slew of new, jaw-dropping performances.The show's stalwart stars -- including judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum, as well as host Terry Crews -- returned to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium as another group of hopefuls hit the stage to show off their skills.However, there were a few that clearly stood out — and one that inspired Simon to hand out his coveted Golden Buzzer in only the second week.The episode felt special from the moment 17-Year-Old Indonesian singer/songwriter Putri Ariani took the stage and explained how much just competing on meant to her.«My biggest challenge is that people look at me as a blind person, not as a musician,» she shared with the cameras. «But when I'm singing, I feel like a superstar.»When introducing herself to the judges, Putri explained her ultimate dream, sharing that she's hoping to go to Juilliard after having just graduated, and added, «My dream is being the biggest diva in the world like Whitney Houston and win a Grammy award.»Putri began her audition seated behind a piano and belted out an original tune that left the judges and the audience in awe.

The feud between Howie Mandel and Andy Cohen is over.

Water under the bridge! Andy Cohen revealed that he and Howie Mandel have exchanged messages since the latter’s bombshell Tom Sandoval interview — and everything is copacetic again.

Andy Cohen just shared the DM he received from Howie Mandel after calling the former  host a «jackhole» following his post-Scandoval interview with  villain Tom Sandoval.«Howie Mandel DM'd me over the break,» Cohen, who recently returned from vacation, said on his SiriusXM show,,Monday. «He DM'd me and said, 'You’re making amazing TV.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the audience.

Raven-Symoné opened up about the downsides to dating as a celebrity in a candid new chat with Howie Mandel.

kicked off its 18th season on Tuesday and proved that even after all the thousands of auditions seen over the years there are still a lot of amazing acts out there looking for recognition.The show's stalwart stars — including judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Sofia Vergara and Heidi Klum, as well as host Terry Crews — returned to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium as a whole new slew of hopefuls hit the stage to show off their skills.However, there were a few that clearly stood out — and one that inspired the judges to hand out the first of the season's coveted Golden Buzzers.The Mzansi Youth Choir, a collection of amazing singers from South Africa, came out with an amazing cover of a song called «It's OK,» written by former contestant Nightbirde, who died shortly after having to drop out of the season following a battle with cancer.The performance was breathtaking and uplifting and hit very close to home for the judges — all of whom had formed a connection to Nightbirde before her tragic passing.Simon was brought to tears and had a hard time getting out his words before showering the choir with love and praise.«I know how much this would have meant to her. Right until the end, she was so passionate about sharing her music,» a tearful Simon shared.

has since stated that Sandoval and Leviss had a shot at redeeming themselves. “I think any chance that either of them separately had for [redemption] ended when they started giving trash interviews victimizing themselves,” she told the New York Times, referring to Leviss’s TMZ interview and Sandoval’s Howie Mandel interview. In her TMZ interview, Leviss said the whole ordeal has been “a lot” for her.

K.J. Yossman One of the bosses behind long-running game show “Deal or No Deal” defended the format after Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex accused the show of “objectifying women.” Markle spent a year working on the NBC version of the show, hosted by Howie Mandel, as a briefcase model between 2006 and 2007. The role involved opening a briefcase to reveal to the contestant how much money it contained — usually while wearing high heels and a skimpy dress. Last year, on an episode of her Archetypes podcast titled “Breaking Down the Bimbo,” Markle said she ended up quitting the show after feeling “objectified.” “I was so much more than what was being objectified on the stage,” she said. “I didn’t like feeling forced to be all looks and little substance.”

One Scandoval at a time! Tom Sandoval denied multiple dating rumors amid the fallout from his affair with Vanderpump Rules costar Raquel Leviss.

Liev Schreiber learned the hard way not to mess with Ariana Madix after Vanderpump Rules fans trolled him over his comments about her profile with The New York Times!

speculate that it was “staged.”On Thursday, Madix told the New York Times that the cheating duo had a shot at redemption, but then they shot themselves in the foot with their behavior.“I think any chance that either of them separately had for [redemption] ended when they started giving trash interviews victimizing themselves,” she said, referring to Leviss’s TMZ interview and Sandoval’s Howie Mandel interview. At the end of March, Leviss told TMZ, ““I apologized to [Madix] over text, but she didn’t receive it very well.”She also sounded distressed about the fact that the public was not sympathetic towards her, and said “it’s been a lot,” referring to the fallout from her affair with Sandoval. During an April appearance on Howie Mandel’s podcast for his first interview post-Scandoval, Sandoval described his first kiss with Leviss as “magnetic.” “I felt something that I hadn’t felt in so long, like, emotionally,” he said. He described Leviss as “so awesome,” “so kind,” “smart,” “witty,” “fun,” “beautiful” and “f–king amazing.”As it turns out, Madix was not impressed by either her cheating ex-boyfriend or Leviss blabbing to the press and gushing about their infidelity.“I think had they not done or said all of those horrible things, maybe one day [they could be redeemed],” she said. “But I think the answer ultimately is no.

Not on the best terms? Andy Cohen recalled Tom Sandoval‘s offer to come see his band, The Most Extras, perform after making waves with his bombshell interview amid his cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss.

A different version of the story? Katie Maloney saw Tom Sandoval‘s bombshell interview about his split from Ariana Madix amid an affair with Raquel Leviss — and she has some questions.

Things between Ariana Madix and her new fling Daniel Wai are really heating up!

Kristen Doute is calling out Tom Sandoval ahead of her big return to Vanderpump Rules!!

The recently launched Toonz Feature Film and China’s Golden Valley Films have struck a co-production and co-financing deal for six animated pictures over the course of the next three years.

Howie Mandel is clapping back after receiving a ton of backlash for letting Tom Sandoval go unchecked in their bombshell interview!