Fox New’s Judge Jeanine Pirro’s Saturday evening at-home broadcast raised eyebrows. Pirro and Fox News blame technical difficulties were responsible for the Judge’s messy hair and stumbling over words.
Mediaite reports: the 68-year-old former prosecutor and New York State judge’s show was delayed 15 minutes thanks to “technical problems.” But once on-air, Pirro — broadcasting from home due to the coronavirus pandemic — appeared out of sorts, her hair tousled. At one point she cracked to guest Lisa Boothe, appearing via satellite from her parents’ home, “I’ll just tell you, I can’t see you, so everything looks different to me. We should just call each other.”
WATCH:
.@LisaMarieBoothe reacts to President Trump considering a target date for easing Coronavirus restrictions by Easter Sunday in order to restart the economy. Check it out. pic.twitter.com/NUqHt4yUKp
— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) March 29, 2020
Those weighing in on the Judge’s erratic behavior was former Fox News personality Gretchen Carlson.
Will another one bite the dust? Let’s just say she’s not one to support other women https://t.co/IVavnGQsDm
— Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) March 29, 2020
One viewer said she had “drunk girl hair.”
No that’s an ifb grabbing my hair and no staff around to notice. I was in a truck where that was not prepared to broadcast bec we had no connection , no visual and no teleprompter.
— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) March 29, 2020
Some viewers on social media assumed Pirro was drunk after the broadcast, sharing video clips in which she appeared to be stumbling over her words.
Judge Jeanine missed the first segment of her show tonight because of “technical difficulties” and then hosted the rest of it in this condition pic.twitter.com/KxGGBXUkly
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 29, 2020
Wow! I thought people were joking.. she looks hammered!
Hope she gets the help she needs.. maybe she’ll become a better person. (Won’t hold my breath)— Chris Morris 🇺🇸⚖⚡ (@cm_merlin) March 29, 2020
Folks, Jeanine Pirro was drunk AF tonight…either that or she swallowed some pills chased by a shot of vodka.
I won’t pretend that I am concerned about her—I think she’s a genuinely terrible person. But if I were a Fox News producer, I’d check her into rehab. She’s not well. pic.twitter.com/MPQFDaQv3c
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) March 29, 2020
Fox News on Sunday issued an explanation:
“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,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement. “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.”
An individual close to the network “absolutely” denied that Pirro was drunk and said the former prosecutor does not even drink alcohol.
