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'AGT' fans call Simon Cowell 'unfair' for eliminating Ryan Hayashi over lack of showmanship

Magician Ryan Hayashi was eliminated from 'AGT' Season 18's 6th audition round

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: There was a lot of magic in 'America's Got Talent' Season 18's 6th audition round. However, it was only Ryan Hayashi's magic that did not get the chance to move ahead in the show after he was criticized for lacking showmanship.

Ryan showed off his card magic skills in the audition round but failed to impress the judges. He did not get a single yes to move ahead in the show. Fans believed that he was eliminated from the show only because Simon Cowell did not like card tricks.

Ryan Hayashi gets eliminated from 'AGT' Season 18

Ryan asked Heidi Klum and Terry Crew to participate in his magic trick in the casting round of 'AGT' Season 18. Then he put cards and coins on the table. The magician made the coin disappear inside the cards. However, what he lacked in this magic trick was the involvement of the audience in his tricks. Although Heidi and Terry's eyes were on what was happening on the table, the other judges were not very impressed with Ryan's work. Simon claimed that he does not like card tricks and therefore declined the magician's performance. Howie and Sofia joined him in rejecting the magician as well. Heidi, on the other hand, claimed that she thought the magician was good because she got to witness it from so close. But when she saw that her fellow judges said no, Heidi joined in. This led to Ryan being eliminated from the show.

'Doesn’t seem fair'

Seeing Simon claim that he does not like card magic tricks and then Ryan being ruled out from the show made fans slam the judge. One tweeted, "Hmmm, he doesn’t get to do another trick even though the girls got another song? Doesn’t seem fair to me. @SimonCowell doesn’t like cards, I don’t like singers, I like magicians, again I see why I need to be a judge to balance things." Another claimed, "Criticizing a magician on lacking in showmanship while they put through an annoying noisy little kid magician." Another repeated Simon's words, "I’m sorry but I’m tired of card tricks." A fan claimed, "The one interesting magic act and y'all said no? *sigh*"

'Good magician, but not enough showmanship'

'AGT' fans believed Ryan's performance was good but his showmanship was not worth going ahead in the show. A fan tweeted, "Good magician, but not enough showmanship for that guy." "Oh, look, a card magician with no personality doing a trick on the stage away from the judges' table," tweeted another. A fan claimed, "He's had the tablet for 5 minutes and he's already destroyed it. Get the AmEx Black card out and get him a new one." 

'America's Got Talent' Season 18 airs new episodes every Tuesday on NBC at 8 PM ET.