Tim Poe Apologizes for "Incomplete Facts" Given on America's Got Talent
by Hilton Hater at .Timothy Poe has come clean. Sort of.
The America's Got Talent contestant who claimed during his Monday night audition that he suffered brain damage as the result of an explosion in Afghanistan - and originally stood by the story in the face of mounting criticism - now admits he had his facts wrong.
"It may not have happened exactly like I said it did," Poe told The New York Post. “I really do not remember a lot of things since the accident."
Poe, an engaged father of two, still says a "blast" went off near his head (and provided the newspaper with documents to prove it) during combat, but admits he boasted about medals he never earned and submitted a photo of another soldier that he attempted to pass off as himself.
Another lie? Or misremembering, as Poe would like us to believe? That he never sang until he left the Middle East.
“I was in a band,” Poe now says. “But it was before the accident. And at the time of AGT, when the judges asked, before I could even think about answering, my words had already came out.”
Friends say Poe is suicidal and members of his family have been threatened. America's Got Talent viewers will see him during Las Vegas auditions next week and to them, as well as all citizens, he has the following to say:
“I would like to take the time to tell the the American people how truly sorry I am that they had to endure the incomplete facts. I understand how they feel.”
Related Stories
-
America's Got Talent Season 8: First Promo! -
Mel B: Booed at First America's Got Talent Taping
-
Heidi Klum to Judge America's Got Talent
Comments (36 Total)
What happened was a disgrace, but no one should go down on him so hard. He got hurt and he has a problem. He lied but he also claims to not remember all that stuff because of his brain injury. If a mentally handicapped man got on a show and said a stupid lie would you say "screw you" or "aww that poor man doesn't know what he's talking about". We are all human. We all tell lies. But it is a disgrace of us if we call him names and stuff because he told a lie and he has a brain injury. I don't think he got on there and thought 'hmm. I'm gonna lie to america!' He is an amazing singer and the judges didn't put him through BECAUSE he lied.
I think he is a discrase to the US! Let the BS go and let God lead you..and for his wife she had to know the BS too! Repent for forgivness and God will give you another chance in your singing talent somewhere!
What is a disgrace to the US is your inability to properly spell, and then your rant invoking your "God". As if that imaginary being has anything to do with anything. But that is what the US is all about these days. Illiterate no minds ranting about "God".
he's been as transparent as glass. disgraceful. my heartfelt thanks to our real heroes
I am late to this story but...wow. Really? This guy should be ashamed. Misremembering my ass. His wife should be ashamed too, she was right there on stage with him holding the baby. Shame, shame, shame on the two of them.
I have knew Tim for around 2 years. I was stationed in San Antonio for 2.5 years in the same company and Tim had legitimate problems. I have had TBI problems as well. It is a cloudy time trying to remember the details sometimes, so in that regard it is understandable. Does that excuse what he exaggerated, no it does not. Those people who have decided to threaten his family should be whipped in town square. His family did nothing wrong nor should any coward assume otherwise. They know what he told them just like all the people who come home from a war and embellish their feats of valor. If you would like to know who you can be pissed off toward, be pissed at the people who claim to have been deployed and those who are hiding from deployment. God bless you Tim and dont let people dictate how you live your life.
True as people want his head most of those people have never even served in the military nevermind deployed to iraq. Maybe he is messed up but the guy was all about profiting off a false lie that really happens to people. For that I dislike the guy.