Fox News Issues Statement Regarding Judge Jeanine Pirro's 'Technical Difficulties'
Judge Jeanine Pirro is facing a lot of questioning on social media.
The 68-year-old Justice with Judge Jeanine host faced accusations of being intoxicated during her show on Saturday night (March 28).
The show kicked off with a delay due to “technical difficulties” for nearly fifteen minutes. When she finally appeared, viewers commented on her seemingly “disheveled” appearance and slurred words.
“Just the other…day the president talked, or was hoping, about the possibility of reopening everything on Easter Sunday, uh, in a way where we could kind of come out of this quarantine, as loose as it may be, that we’re involved in,” she confusingly said at one point.
The host became a Twitter trending topic as many people weighed in on her appearance and delivery on the show.
Fox News later issued a statement in response: “Jeanine Pirro was broadcasting from her home for the first time when she encountered several technical difficulties which impacted the quality of her show, including the loss of a teleprompter. As we have previously said, we are operating with a reduced staff working remotely to ensure the health and safety of our employees in these unprecedented times,” a spokesperson said.
See reactions to Judge Jeanine Pirro inside…
It’s like every time they come back from commercial, she appears more intoxicated pic.twitter.com/VOVPfJx4yl
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) March 29, 2020
Judge Jeanine, twatted, on-air is the only fantastic side effect of #COVID19 sublime content #FoxNews ! https://t.co/qJKnyGqmav
— Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) March 29, 2020
OMG. What is Fox News doing putting someone on the air in the condition? https://t.co/N0dPciYAaU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 29, 2020
At one point a heavily inebriated Judge Jeanine is slowly nodding off while her guest talks. A quick-thinking producer gets her off screen by throwing up a graphic of "mental health tips." The first tip is "AVOID NAPS"!!!! pic.twitter.com/h16JkzldrH
— John Teti (@johnteti) March 29, 2020