Howie Mandel's Cruel Prank On Nick Cannon

    Poor Nick Cannon. (And Mariah, by extension.)

    Whitney Jefferson
    by Whitney Jefferson

    BuzzFeed Staff

    You know Howie Mandel.

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    He's a judge on America's Got Talent...

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    ...and a pal of AGT host Nick Cannon.

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    BUT THAT WAS THEN.

    * gasps *

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