Published 15:56 IST, June 13th 2020

'America's Got Talent' fans accuse Heidi Klum of 'bullying and body-shaming' contestant

America's Got Talent's judge Heidi Klum is getting a lot of negative response for pressing the buzzer on a dancer. See how fans have reacted.

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America's Got Talent judge Heidi Klum recently got accused of bullying and body shaming a dancer on show. This happened when Amanda LaCount came to perform on st, model didn't seem too impressed and was also booed by audience. Many fans of show also took to Twitter to show ir disapproval of Heidi's reaction over America's Got Talent contestant. 

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Heidi Klum, a German model who is a judge on America's Got Talent was accused of bullying and body shaming a contestant. contestant was Amanda LaCount, a 19-year-old from Colorado. When she first came on  st, Sofia Vergara asked her name and her talent. Amanda explained that she was going to dance and that she was on show with her mor who had supported her all her life. She also explained that she loved dancing but was discourd to do so because of her weight. Amanda added how one time a dance studio director had asked her to leave as she looked very different compared to or girls on team. She also said that she felt she could be herself on America's Got Talent and judges would appreciate her talent. 

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Amanda received a standing ovation from all judges except Heidi

Amanda n took st and surprised everyone with her moves. America's Got Talent judges Sofia, Simon and Howie all seemed very impressed but t Heidi. Almost at end of her performance, Heidi hit buzzer and audience members started booing her. Many people in audience seemed shocked and showed Heidi a thumbs down. At end of Amanda's performance, she got a standing ovation from all judges except Heidi. Many people on Twitter thought Heidi Klum was body shamming contestant. 

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Many angry fans took to Twitter to point out that Heidi Klum was bullying and body shaming participant. One fan said - Guess we shouldn't be surprised runway arexic runway model Heidi Klum X chubby dancer. Many or fans had same view. 

 

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Many people accused Heidi of being unfair and called her out. Fans also said that Heidi Klum was a bad judge and should have way slammed buzzer. Though Amanda moved on in competition, fans of America's Got Talent weren't happy with Klum's behaviour. 

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Promo pic Credit: Amanda LaCount and Heidi Klum's Instagram  

15:56 IST, June 13th 2020