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Early 2000s viral superstar William Hung makes rare TV appearance - 20 years after his brutal audition on American Idol

Early 2000's viral sensation William Hung made a rare TV appearance on Today Extra on Monday.

While judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson tried to let William down gently after his tilt, Simon Cowe ll certainly did not mince words and called the performance 'grotesque'. Speaking to Today Extra hosts David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys 20 years after the fateful audition, William said that he was not surprised with Simon's adverse reaction to his talents. In 2018, William's journey came full circle when he joined Ricky Martin onstage the Park MGM Las Vegas to perform a duet of She Bangs.

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