“AGT” Judges Weigh in on Tom Sandoval's Cheating Scandal as He Auditions for Season 20: Find Out What Happened

Tom Sandoval is finally getting his infinitesimal of redemption connected America's Got Talent.

During nan June 24 section of AGT, the Vanderpump Rules alum, 42, auditioned for nan show pinch his band, Tom Sandoval and nan Most Extras. Fans got a glimpse of nan moment past week, but tin now yet study Sandoval's destiny connected AGT.

Ahead of nan audition, Sandoval admitted to cameras, "A mates of years ago, I made immoderate really bad choices. I was progressive successful a very bad cheating scandal, and I fto down a batch of people."

"It beautiful overmuch destroyed my life," he continued of nan 2023 scandal, which was dubbed "Scandoval," and saw him get caught cheating connected his girlfriend of 9 years, Ariana Madix, pinch their friend and fellow Vanderpump Rules costar Rachel "Raquel" Leviss.

"It was absurd really overmuch sum [it got] and really large it became. Ever since then, it's for illustration everything I do is wholly criticized. I consciousness a batch of pressure," he said.

Sandoval hoped his clip connected AGT would springiness group a caller position connected him and thief them "see who I americium arsenic a musician, versus personification conscionable connected a reality show."

Once he took nan stage, Sandoval introduced himself beside his bandmates and acknowledged that nan judges and assemblage apt recognized him from Bravo's Vanderpump Rules.

Judge Simon Cowell pointed retired that he's friends pinch Lisa Vanderpump earlier asking Sandoval why he was making nan jump from tv to music.

"With being connected a reality TV show, that's very overmuch astir your individual life," Sandoval explained. "And a mates of years ago, I was progressive successful a ungraded and I was branded arsenic nan 'Most Hated Man successful America' by The New York Times. It was really, really unsmooth and I was successful a very, very acheronian place. I felt arsenic though I had thing successful my life and this set was nan only point that kept maine going."

Sandoval, who had his friend and chap VPR costar Tom Schwartz arsenic good arsenic woman Victoria Lee Robinson supporting him successful nan crowd, added: "I would emotion thing much than for america to circuit nan world and beryllium nan eventual screen band, nan statement band."

The judges made immoderate backstage commentary astir nan cheating ungraded arsenic Sandoval and his set readied themselves for nan performance.

Before giving him nan OK to proceed, Simon joked to Sandoval: "Let's get America to for illustration you!"

His set past prepared for their performance, while nan different judges whispered to each different astatine nan panel. "What was nan scandal?" Sofía Vergara asked arsenic Howie Mandel explained, "He slept pinch his girlfriend's champion friend."

Mel B then quipped, "No wonderment cipher likes him then!"

Sofía doubled down and asked, "Because of that, he became nan 'most hated man' [in America]?" Simon past interjected to say: "Do you cognize really not willing I americium successful immoderate of that stuff?"

After performing a screen of "Take connected Me" by A-ha, each nan judges were successful statement that Sandoval and his set should move forward.

Mel B was connected her feet and said he "made maine smile" and "gave maine happy vibes." She added, "You're not embarrassed to opportunity you are a screen set ... I liked it!"

Sofía commended their "energy" and noted that Sandoval did "look astonishing up there," while Howie praised him arsenic a "showman."

However, Simon wasn't arsenic impressed arsenic he candidly admitted nan "vocals weren't great," but still praised Sandoval for staying "true to who you are," earlier giving him a yes. The different judges besides gave a yes, meaning that he and nan set move connected to nan adjacent round.

In nan moments aft nan audition, Mel B admitted, "I don't springiness a f--- astir nan scandal," and reiterated that she likes "cheesy" performances.

Meanwhile, Sandoval celebrated backstage and told big Terry Crews really typical it was that nan crowd was "rooting for us" and "that intends truthful overmuch to us."

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America's Got Talent airs Tuesdays astatine 8 p.m. ET/PT connected NBC.