Why do fans think AGT judge Howie Mandel has been kidnapped? The US Sun

AMERICA'S Got Talent fans are speculating that Howie Mandel may have been kidnapped. There are no reports substantiating this theory and Howie has not addressed it. 7 A TikTok user by the name of @baldiyadi posted a series of videos decoding Howie's alleged "secret messages" hidden in his own TikTok videos. Fans are worried the

AMERICA'S Got Talent fans are speculating that Howie Mandel may have been kidnapped.

There are no reports substantiating this theory and Howie has not addressed it.

A TikTok user by the name of @baldiyadi posted a series of videos decoding Howie's alleged "secret messages" hidden in his own TikTok videos. Fans are worried the comedian is being held captive in real life.

What is Howie doing in his TikTok video?

In the TikTok video that got fans speculating about his apparent hostage situation, Howie is instructing fans on how to create a "shoe bag."

"Hi people, Howie Mandel, here. Creativity in under one minute," he begins.

"All you need is a regular shopping bag, a pencil, and a pair of scissors."

He proceeds to cut the edges off of the top corners of a brown paper bag and writes "shoe stuff" on the front.

"Then you created a bag where you can put all your shoe stuff," he explains.

"It's easy to reach into. You can go, 'oh, where's my extra laces, or, where's my stuff for my shoes?'"

"Keep joining in for other craft ideas," he concludes.

Although the may have been created with a comedic lens, some fans are sure it's a secret cry for help.

Why do fans think Howie Mandel has been kidnapped?

Fans believe Howie is asking for help in his TikTok videos by speaking to them in code.

TikTok creator @baliyadi kicked off the rumor mill with a video analyzing the apparent messages in one of Howie's TikToks.

In part one of her five-part TikTok series, she explains how Howie is wearing a Santa Monica lifeguard sweatshirt in his video, apparently signaling his whereabouts.

He then allegedly points to the letters "S," "O," "S" on his hoodie, an international code signal of extreme distress, used especially by ships at sea.

Baliyadi claims that the "s" letters written in the words "shoe stuff" look closely like two numerical fives.

Supposedly if you dial 55, the line will alert the police that you're being held captive, or that there's an intruder in your house, and you cannot talk.

In another video, the young teen claims that in a seperate TikTok Howie has made, he writes the date 8/14/20.

She says that if you "plug those numbers into the alphabet" that they make HNT, which could be intpreted as Hostage Negotiation Team.

In the same video, he looks up, and the numbers 132-0 appear to be written on the inside of his hat.

132-0 allegedly means "armed intruder" in police radio code.

In part three of her conspiracy theory, Baliyadi claims Howie blinks twice in a video after fans urge him to "blink twice if he needed help."

Further on in the clip, she circles a face in a reflective surface in a screengrab of Howie's TikTok video, claiming that someone is watching him.

The teen urges users to turn her videos off if they are easily scared.

What have fans said about it?

Fans are concerned for Howie's safety.

Fuelling fire to the rumor mill, Twitter users have redirected curious fans to Baliyadi's TikTok series on Howie's alleged captivity.

"girl it’s an SOS and there’s hidden codes in his other tik too," one user wrote to another.

Some Twitter users were blown away by the conspiracy theory.

"Ok, but the one that got me was the hat code - like that’s CRAZY," one quipped.

Some had further theories to add to the speculation.

"Ok so I might be reading into this too much but it looks like he wrote the letters to look a specific way, as to read “HELP”. So the “he” are there & the “uff” look like they are written to look like l P & at the bottom where there’s nothing written I see an imprint of ME. Idkk."

One alarmed Reddit user called for immediate help for Howie, writing "WHY IS NOBODY CONTACTING AUTHORITIES!? Quick action could save his life! It’s obvious."

There were a handful of tweets, however, debunking the hostage theory.

"He has OCD, he has anxiety and there’s a virus in the world. He’s probably not doing okay mentally. I wouldn’t either, it took him forever to get over certain things," one user added.

"He’s been weird on tiktok for awhile. I assume it’s more the corona virus getting to a man with OCD," claimed another Reddit user.

Who is Howie Mandel and how long has he been a judge on AGT?

Howie Mandel is a Canadian television host and comedian.

He is best known for his slots on America's Got Talent and the CNBC game show Deal or No Deal.

The 65-year-old Toronto native is open about his struggles with Obsessive-Compulsive Disease (OCD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

He penned a memoir recounting his experiences titled Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me which made The New York Times' Best Seller List.

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He has done countless comedy specials on both cable and network television and has also hosted his own syndicated talk show The Howie Mandel Show.

Howie has worked on the judging panel of America's Got Talent for over a decade.

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