Howie Mandel Clarifies Wife's Accident: Gummies to Blame, Not Alcohol

Howie Mandel sheds light on the circumstances surrounding his wife's fall in Las Vegas, revealing that she was under the influence of marijuana gummies, not alcohol.

America's Got Talent judge Howie Mandel has clarified the circumstances behind his wife Terry's bloody fall in Las Vegas, emphasizing that she was not drunk but rather high on marijuana gummies.

During an appearance on TMZ LIVE, Mandel set the record straight, stating, "First of all, she wasn't drunk. She's so worried that people are going to intervene with her alcohol problem. She doesn't have an alcohol problem. I'm going to tell you the truth. She took gummies."

Howie Mandel Clarifies Wife's Accident: Gummies to Blame, Not Alcohol

Mandel emphasized, "She took gummies. So it's not an alcohol problem. She was on pot." He explained that people had jumped to conclusions when he previously shared the story of Terry's fall.

"I said we had a great night and we got a little tipsy," Mandel recalled. While people had assumed that "tipsy" referred to drinking too much alcohol, Terry's intoxicated state was actually due to consuming edibles.

Howie Mandel Clarifies Wife's Accident: Gummies to Blame, Not Alcohol

The "America's Got Talent" judge recounted the frightening incident, saying, "She got out of bed in the middle of the night and fell. And it was really scary. I put her on the bed and I tried to give her ice, and I didn't have ice, and I gave her cans of soda to put on her head."

However, Mandel said that Terry wasn't receptive to his efforts at the time and began hurling the cans of soda away from her head.

Howie Mandel Clarifies Wife's Accident: Gummies to Blame, Not Alcohol

"She threw them across the room and I went and got another can of soda, because I didn't know that it was cut so bad," he said. "And she threw that across the room."

Mandel then realized the severity of Terry's injuries when he saw her skull was exposed. "Finally I saw that bone," he said. "I could see the bone."

Howie Mandel Clarifies Wife's Accident: Gummies to Blame, Not Alcohol

He called down to the front desk and requested 911, but the hotel security initially suspected him of domestic violence when they witnessed the scene.

"They've got me against the TV," he recalled. "My wife is covered in blood all over the bed. There's cans that have been thrown across the room."

Howie Mandel Clarifies Wife's Accident: Gummies to Blame, Not Alcohol

Mandel was dismayed when Terry accidentally fueled the suspicions. "They had me leave the room and they asked her, ‘What happened?’ And she kept saying, 'I don't know.' And I said, 'Don't say you don't know!'"

Mandel explained that the security then inquired why there were cans of soda that were all over the room. "She says, ‘He tried to put them on my head,'" Mandel said. "No, no, no!"

"It just kept getting worse and worse and worse," he continued. "And then she started laughing because she realized. She realized where this was going. I didn't see it going that way either, until they're in the other room and they're questioning me and I'm going, 'Her head is open. You got to put her on a gurney and take her someplace because I'm concerned.'"

Eventually, Mandel and Terry were able to clear the matter up, but Terry teasingly remarked, "Howie, I promise I'll be a good girl."

Mandel concluded, "I think the takeaway from this is marriage isn't easy."