*During the promotional leadup to last week’s premiere of “America’s Got Talent,” we were told that Howard Stern gave a 7-year-old rapper the dismissal “X” and made him cry, then felt so bad that he ran on stage to give the boy a hug.
Well, the segment aired last night. [Scroll down to watch.]
Hosting auditions in New York City, Stern — alongside seasoned judges Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel — saw Philadelphia-based rapper Mir Money, 7, take the stage.
The pint-sized rapper had host Nick Cannon head nodding backstage to his off-beat rhymes, but Stern wasn’t impressed. He quickly sounded his buzzer to vote him off, and Osbourne followed suit.
“You’re a very nice young man — you are very brave to get up there. No one likes hitting the ‘X’ on a 7-year-old,” Stern, 58, reasoned as the contestant broke down in tears, prompting Cannon to declare the shock jock a “mean man.”
Realizing how his actions hurt the contestant, Stern rushed on stage to apologize and give the child a hug. “You know what, Mir Money? I’ve met a lot of rappers — I’m on the radio, I’ve interviewed them — and none of them are as quite as good as you,” Stern said as a consolation.
Watch below.
dont like howard but cant fault him for doing his job. what was he supposed to do? give the young brother a pass?
Dagggg…poor baby! But if he can’t rap..why lead him on. It’s a dirty job and they have the perfect person on their to do it…Howard’s dumb tail!
He shouldn’t be on there rapping in the first place.
Totally agree with you @Musb
I did not see the show last night but if he cannot rap then he should not be paseed thru. Howard can be a azz most times but form the pic he went on stage and comforted the li boy so that was nice. Gosh!! the little boy is so darn cute!!!!
I saw the shoew and I have watched a couple of other seasons and I have seen some other children same age that were really good and some even youger this little boy was cute but he was off beat a little. Well better to send him on his way now than later. In Howards defense he did try and smooth it over.
Saw the show. He was off beat. Howard seemed to genuinely feel bad about giving him the X.
There should be a minimum age requirement for that show or any talent show. As a music teacher in middle school, I know first hand how sensitive some 12 and 13 year olds are just giving them constructive criticism in the classroom. I say no one should be on that show to perform no younger than 15. I’ve just seen that show for the first time this season and the bar seems to be set pretty low for talent.