Howie Mandel has publicly apologized to Bill Burr and “The Smashing Pumpkins” singer Billy Corgan on the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast after stirring up some…controversy…last month. "I feel horrible, and I'm sorry, Bill. I'm sorry, Billy. I only tried to do something good," Mandel shared. The controversy started when Mandel surprised Burr with Corgan on his January 21 episode, referencing a past claim that Burr might be Corgan's half-brother.
Burr was unimpressed, calling Mandel all the names in the book and later slamming him as "a Hollywood [ ]" on “The Rich Eisen Show.” Reflecting on the backlash, Mandel admitted, "The truth of the matter is, if he feels bad, I feel bad." Despite his attempts to reach out, Mandel said Burr has left him out in the cold. Burr had pressed Corgan during their first meeting about why he felt “the need” to spread this theory and Corgan defended himself saying Mandel insisted he share this story on air after he told the host about it privately.
You can hear the podcast that started this war below.