‘The Masked Singer’ Judges Walk Off After Rudy Giuliani Unmasked
A taping of the upcoming seventh season of The Masked Singer saw judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke storm off set after Rudy Giuliani was unmasked as one of the contestants.
As first reported by Deadline, Jeong and Thicke apparently left the stage in protest quickly after the former New York mayor was revealed. Fellow judges Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger remained in their seats, and eventually, Jeong and Thicke returned to banter with Giuliani. The unmasking happened during the taping for the first episode of Season 7.
Giuliani, a former Trump lawyer who claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen, is not the first controversial, Trump-supporting Republican to appear on the Fox series. In Season 3, former governor of Alaska and GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was revealed as one of the costumed contestants after performing Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back.”
In June 2021, Giuliani’s comments about the election saw him suspended from practicing law in New York. An appellate court determined that he had made “demonstrably false and misleading statements” about Trump’s election loss to Joe Biden. That same year, federal agents raided his home and office during an investigation into his work in Ukraine.
The theme of Season 7 is “The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly.” However, it’s not yet known what other celebrity contestants are appearing on the show, nor do we know what song Giuliani sang or what costume he was wearing.
The Masked Singer is set to return on Wednesday, March 9. A recent teaser trailer highlighted six of the costume that will feature in the new season, including a royal frog and a bug (The Good), a troll and a horned knight (The Bad), and a chipmunk and a lemur (The Cuddly).
It’ll be a battle like never before! 🎭
Don’t miss the Season 7 premiere of #TheMaskedSinger March 9 on @FOXTV. pic.twitter.com/DjYpYLoNXH
— The Masked Singer (@MaskedSingerFOX) January 31, 2022
Fox has yet to comment on Giuliani’s involvement in the upcoming season.
The Masked Singer, Season 7, Wednesday, March 9, Fox
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Not true for most people I know, especially those on the left. Some of us are quite happy holding all political parties to standards.
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Glad I don't watch this show
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Good for you
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Neither do I!
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LOL They're so dramatic. This is a dumb show anyway, so I don't know why they're causing a scene over this. If you're judging a show where the whole point is literally to judge who's under the costume, you're going to get people you don't like. GET OVER YOURSELF.
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I agree, the judges that walked off should be fired, this has nothing to do with politics. I watch this show every week and since the beginning, I think the judges that walked off should be replaced. We don't need them on this show
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He is a crook and don’t represent the America I served for 25 years as a soldier
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Should have been fired. This show has no place for politics. Anyone else walking off of the job would be fired. Thue should issue an apology and be fired.
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Robin Thicke's father was the star. That's how he even got a career in the first place, because his vocal talent isn't anything special. He's basically JT, except less successful/famous. lol As for Dr. Ken, everyone thought he was funny since The Hangover. And, he is. He should have kept his politics out of it. It's not like Jenny McCarthy is a conservative, and she didn't cause a scene.
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Your politics are yours, trying to force your opinions on others or flaunt your assumed superiority of opinion by some displaced feeling of self superiority, I find far more disgusting than any political stance. I agree with most of the other responses. when they walked off they made their choice let them stay OFF. As we struggle as a country to come together and work toward a future created to improve quality of life for us all, The LAST thing we should do is to give credence to anyone trying to divide us by flaunting their own "superior" opinions.
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I respect your opinion, and your right to have that opinion. Sure wish it was reciprocated ( by all those "darned liberals") lol
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Robin Thicke inappropriately groped Emily Ratajkowski (witnesses were present), plagiarized a song, cheated on his now ex-wife dozens of times. He's hardly in a position to be offended by Rudy Guiliani or anyone, for that matter. (No, I am NOT a Guiliani fan/supporter)
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Our culture is truly messed up right now and Hollywood is not helping the matter. Everything we watch on television has a liberal agenda or political in nature. Personally I just want to be able to watch good clean television without always hearing the liberal view or agenda. I’m not sure that Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong should be fired because I do believe in forgiveness and grace, but I think that they should be walking in humility that they are allowed to be in the position that they are in.
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Biden sure is
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You need to wake up
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I agree with windie's comment
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Which one is misguided, IyourHO?
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If your post is a reply to mine, then I have no idea what you're trying to say. I literally asked two questions; how is that belittling someone? As for "interpretation," he literally bashes all "Dems," while clearly praising RG as "anyone who still loves America." I think my questions are totally clear and fair based on his post. I don't disagree with you about both sides being part of the problem, which is why I called him out on bashing just one side.
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For sure should have been fired. Not everyone believes what these two bone heads believe. They need to open their mind and eyes and learn the facts and truth as it does matter.
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Yep.
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Rudy admitted he made up lies! He’s not a celebrity anyway.
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