'America's Got Talent' Books Laverne Cox as Guest Judge for Season 12
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The 'Orange Is the New Black' star joins a roster of guest judges for the upcoming installment of the NBC talent competition series.

AceShowbiz - Laverne Cox is heading to "America's Got Talent". The actress, who earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as Sophia Burset on Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black", has been tapped to serve as a guest judge for the upcoming season 12 of the NBC show.

Cox joins DJ Khaled and Chris Hardwick who were previously announced as guest judges for the talent competition series this summer. She is expected to bring "a bit of her fierceness to the judges table" in one episode, E! News reports. The fourth and final judge is yet to be revealed.

The twelfth season of "America's Got Talent" will bring back Simon Cowell, Melanie Brown a.k.a. Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel on the judging panel. Tyra Banks will be the new host, replacing longtime MC Nick Cannon who exited the show in February.

"America's Got Talent" season 12 premieres Tuesday, May 30 at 8 P.M. on NBC.

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