Fox execs lastly addressed the controversy surrounding Rudy Giuliani being forged on “The Masked Singer,” and in keeping with Rob Wade, the president of different leisure & specials at Fox Entertainment, the corporate has “no regrets.”
The community brass was requested about Giuliani’s casting on Monday morning throughout a convention name saying the community’s new fall lineup.
“Yeah, absolutely no regrets,” Wade stated. “The marketing is all about delivering jaw dropping moments, which is exactly what the casting accomplished. And whether it was on set or with the viewers at home I suppose my only regret or surprise was obviously the reveal was spoiled [by the press], but kudos to you guys. Just please don’t do it again. Thanks a lot.”
On this season’s episode 7, which aired April 20, the disgraced former legal professional confirmed up, sang an off-key and off-putting model of “Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood and the Destroyers after which was unmasked because the Jack in the Box.
The episode teased the Giuliani reveal as “the biggest event in ‘Masked Singer’ history.”
Panelist Ken Jeong was not happy as reported: “No, that’s not Robert Duvall” (one of many high guesses), he stated, arms folded and clearly appalled on the casting.
At the very finish of the episode, Jeong is proven saying, “I’m done,” and leaving the set. But the present’s producers exhibited a shocking little bit of restraint in not milking his response, and likewise didn’t present fellow decide Robin Thicke going after him, as had been beforehand reported.
Said Thicke: “This is definitely something I never would have guessed.”
When news leaked earlier this yr about Giuliani, “The Masked Singer” confronted a heavy dose of backlash, as some in the media (together with Variety) questioned whether or not bringing on such a determine would spoil the present’s status for being lighthearted, escapist fare.
After all, Giuliani has been concerned in varied schemes in current years — most notably, his makes an attempt to assist overturn the 2020 election outcomes through baseless allegations of fraud.