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'AGT: Fantasy League' fans slam Heidi Klum for overreacting to Anna DeGuzman's joke about Mel B's guessing game

'AGT: Fantasy League' judge Heidi Klum gets bashed for taking Anna DeGuzman's joke about Mel B a bit too seriously

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Heidi Klum is facing criticism online for taking offense on behalf of Mel B during Anna DeGuzman's magic act on 'America's Got Talent: Fantasy League.' During the Semi-Finals Part 1, the Filipino-American magician performed card tricks and involved Mel B and Howie Mandel in her act.

Amid her performance, Anna DeGuzman made a disrespectful comment towards Judge Mel B. DeGuzman asked her to fold a bill tightly and guess its value from a stack of money. In the midst of her performance, Anna DeGuzman made a disrespectful comment towards Judge Mel B. DeGuzman asked her to tightly fold a bill and guess its value from a stack of money. Mel B was prompted by Anna to guess which bill she had chosen between a one-dollar bill and a one-hundred-dollar bill.

Mel B guessed, "20." Then, DeGuzman disclosed, "I don't think that was one of the options. It's okay, you're pretty." DeGuzman's remark about Mel B didn't sit well with Heidi Klum. When asked about DeGuzman's performance, Heidi said, "I don't know if I loved it this much today, I have to be honest with you. It was a lot of talking." Heidi further added, "Some of the talking you said I also didn't love so much, you know what you said to Mel. That kinda hurt me a little bit. I really like you and that did not make me like you so much."

Then, DeGuzman said, “I thought we were both joking with each other.” Simon jumped in and said, “I think Anna was kidding around. However, I don’t think you had the best assistant in the world and then the reveals didn’t feel like that big of a reveal.” Mel B chimed in, "I really like you. That went over my head. I was looking at what you were doing, and I think it was really good, so good for you.” When DeGuzman went off stage, Heidi said, "I thought that was mean to you," meanwhile Mel said, "I didn't listen to it."

It seems like netizens didn't like Heidi Klum's harsh comments on Anna. An X user said, "Well well well yes Anna shouldn't have said the "Read comment" but dang @heidiklum with 30+ yrs of Exp in front of large Aud you could have held your coaching comments until back stage. Your comments were on point but your own deliv was terrible to a very very Jr ent."

Another user added, "@heidiklum You made ME sad tonight. Anna was trying to joke around while nervous. She is always a joy to watch. Other contestants and YOU have said much worse to other judges and acts. Suddenly you've never made a mistake?You know how much weight your words have with the audience."

A user shared, "What @heidiklum said about that young lady made me not want to like Heidi so much any more! @AGT"

Another user chimed in, "shame on your personal feelings over a joke instead of doing what your there to do, judge the act. Everyone is always offended and you just proved it. Btw please stop with the hand gestures like you can see close up with just your hands. Its offensive."

A user said, "@heidiklum is obnoxious! I don’t watch much TV, but had to turn @AGT off after watching a few minutes. The way she talked to the young lady with the card trick, what a joke."

Another user added, "@heidiklum #AGT You have no sense of humor. Way to go crushing one of the performer."

Did Anna DeGuzman reach the ‘AGT: Fantasy League’ finale?

Unfortunately, Anna DeGuzman fell short and did not secure a spot in the finals of the 'AGT: Fantasy League'. DeGuzman's magic act did not succeed in capturing the interest and admiration of both the audience members and the panel of judges. After the performance, instead of discussing the quality of DeGuzman's act, the fans were solely engrossed in deliberating over the audacity displayed by DeGuzman towards Judge Mel B through her impolite comment. It looks like the magician's rude remark cost her a spot in the grand finale of 'America's Got Talent: Fantasy League.'

Where is 'AGT: Fantasy League' contestant Anna DeGuzman from?

Anna, originally hailing from the Philippines, has now established her residency in the vibrant state of New Jersey. Displaying her talent and charisma, she enthusiastically took part in the widely acclaimed MTV show 'Amazingness' during the eventful year of 2018. Furthermore, in 2018, she took on the role of herself in the captivating short film "Anna D" and portrayed the character June Barcelona in another short film titled 'Break'. That same year, she had the opportunity to make a memorable guest appearance on the renowned Steve Harvey's show called 'Steve'.

Moving forward to 2019, DeGuzman eagerly participated in an episode of the sixth season of the popular competition show 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us', where she attempted to outsmart the talented duo. Unfortunately, her tricks fell short, and she was unable to deceive the seasoned magicians. In addition, she took part in the audition process for the tenth season of 'Australia's Got Talent' in 2022, but unfortunately, she did not make it through to the next round and was eliminated.

Who survived the 'AGT: Fantasy League' semi-finals?

The acts who managed to survive the 'America's Got Talent: Fantasy League' semi-finals are Aidan Bryant (Mel B’s Golden Buzzer) and Kodi Lee (Howie’s Golden Buzzer). The artists who got evicted from the NBC show include Anna DeGuzman, Enkh-Erdene, Ghetto Kids, Kristy Sellars, Loren Allred, Preacher Lawson, and Vardanyan Brothers.

'America's Got Talent: Fantasy League' Season 1 airs every Monday at 8 pm ET on NBC.