America's Got Talent to Edit Timothy Poe Footage, Howie Mandell Livid with Fake Soldier

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Heading into this season, America's Got Talent assumed the hiring of Howard Stern would be its most controversial move.

Then Timothy Poe happened.

The contestant is under major fire for lying about his experience in Afghanistan, as Poe claimed during his audition that he suffered a brain injury from an explosion in 2009, but he has no evidence of this occurrence and the photo he provided to AGT of himself in combat has been debunked as someone else.

But Poe did move on to the next round and is scheduled to be featured in Las Vegas next week. What's a reality competition to do?

TMZ says producers will "definitely" edit down footage a bit, but it's unclear whether they will axe Poe altogether.

"I was blown away that I was totally taken in," Howie Mandell says of the act. "I'm really angry with the guy."

What do you think America's Got Talent should do? Should Timothy Poe be disqualified?

 
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    ts

    I dont believe he lied. The military doesn't want things put out there like that. My brother is an officer in the navy. I know how it is. Althougb I do respect our men and women out there fighting for our country everyday.

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    Mimi

    I'm a retired military wife and my heart breaks for the mothers and families of the fallen...I believe he SHOULD be disqualified and anybody who lies and decieves to get a "yes" vote should! HOWEVER,....our society DOES get suckered in by "the sob stories"..i say LET THE TALENT SPEAK FOR ITSELF! Besides AMERICA will vote him off anyways!

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    Canadian Fan

    Love the show - even better with Howard Stern. We all thought the stuttering was fake - it completely disappeared in the final interview with Nick after his performance. I did not think his performance was all that great either but he managed to fool his way through to Vegas - he may not be so lucky now tho!! oh well.....Canadian Fan.

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    Concerned

    What really bothers me is the comments--100% Military could clean up the language and so could Pissed Off--We have politicians, business owners, people committing fraud on elderly, bank exec. who steal and lie--THIS IS YOUR CONCERN? Not the first and won't be the last.

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    karen

    How can you lie about something as close to our hearts as our military. Throw him off the show. I hope they boo him when he comes out.