Rudy Giuliani Unveiled On An Episode Of 'Masked Singer,' Leading Judges To Walk Out In Protest

When last we checked on former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, he was actively melting while trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Now, he's competing on reality television singing competition shows.

Late yesterday, Deadline reported that Giuliani was unveiled on an episode of The Masked Singer, causing judges Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong to immediately walk off the set in protest. Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger remained on set to banter with Giuliani.

The Masked Singer has played with politics before, once having former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin appear on the show, but Giuliani is more of an immediate lightning rod of controversy for his efforts to overturn the election and his alleged role in the January 6th storming of the U.S. capitol. Giuliani notably called for a "trial by combat" in a speech to Trump supporters before the riot and has been identified by several politicians as one of the key instigators to the dark day in American history. In June last year, he was also stripped of his law license.

Though the episode has yet to air, the very fact Giuliani was getting soft publicity by appearing on The Masked Singer angered social media, who were reminded of when Sean Spicer appeared on Dancing With The Stars.

Let this be a warning to anyone who dares try to overthrow America: we will rehabilitate your reputation https://t.co/2Zc1xSJ0wr

— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) February 3, 2022

Shows like "Masked Singer" and "DWTS" too often operate as a disgrace-laundering operation, helping give the impression that people like Sean Spicer and Rudy Giuliani are figures of innocuously adorable mediocrity worthy of having their status buffed from notoriety to fame.

— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) February 3, 2022

This is an incredibly disturbing stunt.

Rudy Giuliani helped to engineer a coup attempt.

The producers of this show should be ashamed. https://t.co/l9Tuaz3SOm

— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) February 3, 2022

rudy giuliani on the masked singer. sean spicer on dancing with the stars. fuck it, let’s do a ‘flavor of love’ with sarah huckabee sanders! i wanna see her eliminate a semi driver because he failed the corn shucking challenge & lied to producers about dating a nurse back home.

— caleb hearon (@calebsaysthings) February 3, 2022

The episode should air within the month — if Masked Singer goes ahead with airing what will surely generate a firestorm of additional controversy. One wonders if it can crack the top five of Giuliani disasters.