{"id":13481,"date":"2025-05-10T19:57:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=13481"},"modified":"2025-05-10T19:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:57:53","slug":"simon-cowell-slammed-the-x-and-even-yawned-as-an-80-year-old-grandma-stepped-on-stage-everyone-thought-it-was-over-before-it-began-but-then-the-music-dropped-and-jaws-dropped-with-it-what-she-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=13481","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell slammed the X and even yawned as an 80-year-old grandma stepped on stage, everyone thought it was over before it began, But then the music dropped, and jaws dropped with it! 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