HOWIE Mandel has slammed his co-judges Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell on live TV, and fans are confused.

During Tuesday’s live episode of America’s Got Talent, Puppet Simon and The Cowbells fought for their shot to be in the finale.

Howie called out Sofia and Simon during tonight’s live showCredit: NBC

Simon and Sofia both hit their red buzzers during a live actCredit: NBC
The Cowbells are a puppeteer group that controls several puppets on stage, including puppet versions of Simon, 63, and Sofia, 51.

The puppets dance and sing in an attempt to win over the AGT audience in the studio and at home.

Although they did their best, it doesn’t appear that The Cowbells won over the judges.

First, Sofia hit her buzzer during the act, and then Simon quickly followed suit.

Hitting their red buzzer is the most obvious form of displeasure a judge can give on AGT.

Simon, being the last one to hit his buzzer, said the performance “started well, but then got increasingly worse.”

The audience started booing Simon, and then Sofia said: “No! It was horrific in the beginning,” but then the puppet version of herself improved the set.

HOWIE’S MISSTEP

When it was Howie’s turn to critique the act, he didn’t hold back from slamming his co-judges.

The 67-year-old said: “I don’t think giving red buzzers at this point in the contest is appropriate.”

The host of the show Terry Crews, 55, immediately started to call out the former game show host.

With a look of disbelief on his face, all Terry could say was: “What?!”

All of the other judges started to laugh at Howie’s hypocrisy.

The judge is well known for hitting his red buzzer during the live shows, and he’s done it several times this season.

‘HYPOCRITE’

Fans of the competition show on X, formerly known as Twitter, quickly called Howie out for his comment.

One said: “Seems like Howie is a hypocrite.”

Another said: “…. you’ve buzzed during live shows Howie.”

A third said: “Howie is a hypocrite.”

Someone said: “I agree with both @SimonCowell & @SofiaVergara on the buzzers on Puppet Simon & The Cow Bells.”

Even Howie tweeted about the moment and said: “I said what I said – giving buzzers isn’t appropriate at this point.”

The act was Puppet Simon and The Cowbells, a musical puppet groupCredit: NBC

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During the judge’s comments, Howie said that hitting the red buzzer during a live show was inappropriateCredit: NBC

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Fans slammed Howie online for the comment because he’s hit the red buzzer several times during live showsCredit: NBC