{"id":11628,"date":"2025-06-25T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11628"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:00:06","slug":"why-tom-sandovals-americas-got-talent-debut-is-sparking-backlash-and-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=11628","title":{"rendered":"Why Tom Sandoval\u2019s America\u2019s Got Talent debut is sparking backlash, and praise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Tom Sandoval, best known from Bravo\u2019s Vanderpump Rules and appearing in Season 3 of The Traitors, is now making headlines for an entirely different reason, his unexpected musical debut on America\u2019s Got Talent. The 41-year-old reality TV personality took the stage in June 2025 with his band, Tom Sandoval &amp; The Most Extras, performing a theatrical cover of A-ha\u2019s Take on Me. The performance was both bold and symbolic, an effort to move past the infidelity scandal that turned him into a tabloid villain.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Sandoval\u2019s nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix ended after she discovered he was involved with her friend and co-star Rachel Leviss. Dubbed \u2018Scandoval,\u2019 the affair became reality TV\u2019s biggest controversy of the year. The fallout included public outrage, widespread memes, and even fans labeling him \u2018the most hated man in America.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Now, two years later, Sandoval is trying to rewrite the narrative. His America&#8217;s Got Talent appearance sparked mixed reactions. While some were skeptical with even Howie Mandel whispering the details of his affair to co-judge Sof\u00eda Vergara, others were impressed. Simon Cowell, known for his critical eye, offered a rare smile during the performance, though he dismissed the scandal altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Online, reactions ranged from surprise to sarcasm. TikTok comments included lines like, \u201cHe actually sounds great\u2026 surprisingly,\u201d and, \u201cSay what you want, this wasn\u2019t bad.\u201d Others asked bluntly, \u201cWho even is this guy?\u201d with one viral comment joking, \u201cA worm with a mustache.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though doubts remained, Sandoval took the stage hoping to move forward from his past. Whether audiences grant him that is still up in the air.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Sandoval, best known from Bravo\u2019s Vanderpump Rules and appearing in Season 3 of The Traitors, is now making headlines for an entirely different reason, his unexpected musical debut on America\u2019s Got Talent. The 41-year-old reality TV personality took the stage in June 2025 with his band, Tom Sandoval &amp; The Most Extras, performing a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11628\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}