Heidi Klum joins 'America's Got Talent'
8th season of 'AGT' set to launch this summer
"America's Got Talent" is making room for one more. NBC has announced that veteran "Project Runway" host and executive producer Heidi Klum is joining the reality competition as a judge.
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</p><p>Barbara Walters opens up about her chicken pox, and the fall that caused her concussion. We'll have more coming up.</p><br /><p>
<b>--SUPERS</b>--</p><p>:06-:11</p><p>From ABC</p><p>Barbara Walters</p><p>"The View" host </p><br /><p>:19-:31</p><p>From ABC</p><br /><p>:19-:26</p><p>Barbara Walters</p><p>"The View" host </p><br /><p>1:00-1:14</p><p>AFP/Getty Images</p><br /><p>
<b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p><p>Barbara Walters gets back to work, and "America's Got Talent" is adding a fourth judge.</p><p>Carl Azuz has more in Hollywood Minute.</p><p>
<b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p><p>AFTER SIX WEEKS OFF THE AIR, BARBARA WALTERS HAS RE-JOINED THE LADIES OF "THE VIEW."</p><p>"Today, after a lot of scratching and rest, I'm fine and I'm healthy."</p><p>SHE WAS OUT WITH CHICKEN POX, BUT WAS ALSO RECOVERING FROM A CONCUSSION SHE GOT AFTER A FALL AT THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE IN JANUARY.</p><p>"As I was walking down the stairs I suddenly felt a little woozy, and I fainted, and I hit my head on the marble floor."</p><p>SHE EVEN SHOWED OFF HER SCAR.</p><p>WALTERS JOKED SHE SPENT HER RECOVERY WATCHING "THE VIEW," AND YELLING AT HER T-V SCREEN.</p><p>HEIDI KLUM IS A VETERAN JUDGE OF FASHION, BUT NOW SHE'LL DECIDE WHETHER "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT."</p><p>THE HOST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF "PROJECT RUNWAY" IS JOINING THE N-B-C REALITY COMPETITION AS A JUDGE WHEN IT STARTS ITS EIGHTH SEASON IN MAY.</p><p>SHE'LL JOIN RETURNING JUDGES HOWIE MANDEL AND HOWARD STERN, ALONG WITH NEWCOMER MEL B OF THE SPICE GIRLS.</p><p>IT'S THE FIRST TIME "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" WILL FEATURE FOUR JUDGES.</p><p>ON ITS WEBSITE, THE F-B-I HAS POSTED CRAZED FAN LETTERS SENT TO WHITNEY HOUSTON, ALONG WITH OTHER DETAILS ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS TO PROTECT THE SINGER.</p><p>IN 1988 A SO-CALLED "LONER" IN VERMONT THREATENED TO "HURT SOMEONE" IF HOUSTON DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HIM.</p><p>ANOTHER PERSON DEMANDED 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR THREATENED TO REVEAL "INTIMATE DETAILS" OF HER LOVE LIFE.</p><p>NONE OF THE CASES LED TO CRIMINAL CHARGES. </p><p>FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ.</p><p>
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