Howie Mandel Slams Andy Cohen, Allowed Sandoval Safe Space

Howie Mandel is slamming Andy Cohen after the latter called the AGT judge out for his Tom Sandoval interview. On Tuesday, Mandel had the Vanderpump Rules star on his Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast. However, both fans and Cohen were livid with the way the interview went down. Now, Mandel is having his say and explaining why he let Sandoval speak out. Read on for more details.

Howie Mandel Slams Andy Cohen, Allowed Sandoval Safe Space

On WWHL, Andy Cohen named Howie the “Jackhole of the Night” after his interview with Tom Sandoval. Cohen’s main issue was that Mandel had seemingly never watched the show. Therefore, he had no idea what the big deal was when it came to Tom being with Raquel Leviss. Cohen, for his part, felt that Mandel should have gotten an education before allowing Sandoval on his podcast. Many fans also felt that Howie was the wrong person to interview Tom Sandoval as he let him play the victim. As aforementioned, Mandel had no idea what the drama was all about so his questions were ill-educated.

Now, Mandel is not taking Andy Cohen’s words without saying something. According to Us Weekly, Howie had his own thoughts, which he expressed to Extra. “I don’t need to do homework. I know who he is,” he started. Moreover, Mandel went on to add: “I wasn’t gonna weaponize his information and kind of, you know, challenge him on each thing.” Furthermore, Howie wanted Tom Sandoval to feel like he had a safe space when he came on his podcast.

Mandel let Tom know to come on in and just tell his side. He said: “I’m not gonna judge it. I’m not gonna argue with you. I’m not gonna call you out.” It’s not a deposition, it’s a podcast, right?” Fans were not so sure as they wished that Sandoval had talked to someone who knew who the cast of characters was. The only person who was aware of anything was Mandel’s co-host and daughter, Jackelyn Shultz. She was boned up on all things Vanderpump and had to explain it to her parents.

A Concerned Person

When Tom Schwartz spoke with Andy Cohen on WWHL, he told everyone to give Sandoval a hug if they saw him. Howie Mandel seemingly echoed this sentiment. He noted that he does believe cheating is right but he is actually concerned with how Sandoval is doing. More so, Howie shared that he saw that he was not well during the interview. This seems like it is two men with very strong personalities who have very different views of Tom Sandoval.

Do you think that Howie should have been more educated as Andy Cohen said? Or was he correct for allowing Sandoval to freely speak his mind? Let us know and watch Vanderpump Rules Wednesdays on Bravo.