EXCLUSIVE: Howie Mandel DEFENDS his controversial jokes about AGT co-host Sofia Vergara's divorce from Joe Manganiello - insisting she is 'NOT offended' and is 'always the first one to laugh'

The comedian, 67, sparked backlash over a quip he made on America's Got Talent about Sofia Vergara's split. But he has since said the 51-year-old has 'got a good sense of humor about it.'