Viewers of "The Masked Singer," might have already seen some spoilers about Wednesday night time's episode, when a controversial contestant, lengthy rumored to be on the present, was eradicated. Rudy Giuliani was revealed as a contestant, and his closing efficiency prompted choose Ken Jeong to stroll off the stage, Leisure Tonight reviews.
The previous mayor of New York Metropolis and President Donald Trump's lawyer was voted off after singing "Unhealthy to the Bone" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers – dressed as a jack-in-the-box. The singing competitors present has celebrities put on elaborate costumes that cowl their faces, so the judges and viewers haven't any clue which stars are singing – till they're eradicated.
After Giuliani's efficiency on Wednesday night time, judges Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger tried to guess who was contained in the costume. They had been stumped, guessing Al Roker, Robert Duvall and Elon Musk, amongst different stars.
However because the viewers chanted, "Take it off," Giuliani revealed himself.
Jeong was shocked, crossed his arms and primarily remained silent. It was beforehand reported that Jeong and Thicke walked off the set when Giuliani was revealed because the jack-in-the-box through the taping of the present in February. Deadline first reported that the judges had been shocked by the controversial contestant selection.
Host Nick Cannon requested Giuliani in regards to the controversy surrounding him following his time as President Trump's lawyer.
"With all the controversy that is surrounding you proper now, I feel it surprises us all that you just're right here on The Masked Singer.'"
"Me too," Giuliani stated. He stated he determined to go on the present present due to his granddaughter.
As soon as contestants are unmasked, they're invited to sing a closing tune. When Giuliani started, Jeong determined to protest. "Yeah, I am completed," he stated, then strolling off stage, confirming the rumors that taping resulted in a the choose leaving. Solely McCarthy and Scherzinger had been proven dancing to Giuliani's unmasked efficiency, and it seems Thicke additionally left the stage.
Giuliani and three others Trump associates— conservative legal professionals Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, and former Trump White Home aide Boris Epshteyn — pushed unsupported theories that the 2020 election was rife with fraud and appeared collectively for a November 19, 2020, press convention, throughout which they claimed Mr. Trump gained in a "landslide."
The Home committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas to Giuliani, Ellis, Powell and Epshteyn in January 2022.
Giuliani's New York Metropolis dwelling was additionally raided by federal brokers in August 2021. The previous mayor, who served from 1994 to 2001, has been below the watch of prosecutors with the southern district of New York since 2019 over whether or not he broke lobbying legal guidelines in his dealings with Ukraine whereas working as former president Donald Trump's private lawyer.
In October 2019, federal investigators had been reportedly stated to be wanting into Rudy Giuliani's enterprise dealings with two associates who pleaded not responsible to marketing campaign finance violations.