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Howie Mandel clarifies wife was high on edibles before finding her in pool of blood with skull exposed



Howie Mandel is setting the record straight on his wife’s recent head injury.

The comedian, 68, clarified his story on “TMZ Live” Tuesday, revealing that his wife, Terry Mandel, had not been drinking alcohol when she fell — she was actually high on edibles.

“She was so worried that people were going to intervene with her alcohol — she doesn’t have an alcohol problem,” he said. “I’m going to tell you the truth: she took gummies.”

On Tuesday, Howie Mandel clarified that his wife Terry wasn’t under the influence of alcohol during her recent accident. GC Images

“I’m going to tell you the truth: she took gummies,” he said of how she sustained her injuries. Getty Images

“I said we had a great night, we got a little tipsy, and she got out of bed in the middle of the night and fell,” Howie said, repeating the story he first told on “Live with Kelly and Mark” on Tuesday.

“It was really scary.”

Earlier today, the former “Deal or No Deal” host recalled the Vegas hotel incident that resulted in his wife falling and hitting the wainscoting. He also showed a photo of her injuries to the talk show audience.

Howie emphasized that his wife “doesn’t have an alcohol problem.” LiveKellyandMark/YouTube

Terry sustained a broken cheek and a black eye from her recent fall. Howie Mandel / Facebook

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The photo showed the 68-year-old with a sizable gash on her forehead and large purple bruising circling her eye.

“She hit that as she went down. She slipped, went down, hit that on her eye, then fell on the floor and broke her cheek,” he said.

The fall was so severe, the “America’s Got Talent” judge told the crowd “you could actually see her skull.”

“I freaked out,” he said of seeing her face. “I picked her up, I put her on the bed. There’s blood every[where].”

“You could actually see her skull,” Howie said of her head injury. Howie Mandel / Facebook

Terry has been “doing well” since the accident, Howie said. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

“I went and grabbed all the towels, and all the towels are covered with blood,” Howie continued.

He attempted to cool the wound with cold soda cans from the mini fridge — which she threw across the room.

Howie later informed viewers that Terry has been “doing well” since the accident and looks “absolutely perfect” without any scarring.

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