Rudy Giuliani Will Still Appear On Masked Singer Despite Fan Speculation
Fans began speculating that Rudy Giuliani was cut from The Masked Singer after his absence during the show's season 7 premiere; however, it's now been confirmed that he will still make an appearance. On February 2, news broke that the former New York City mayor had revealed himself to be one of the new contestants while filming The Masked Singer season 7. His reveal caused panelists Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong to storm off stage in protest, leaving Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger to converse with the politician until the men returned to their seats. It was later reported that Ken felt very disrespected by Rudy being cast on the show, mainly because of his involvement in the false and misleading claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
According to reports, Rudy was revealed during the taping for the season's first episode, so when fans didn't see him during the premiere, they were confused. Instead of the mayor, fans watched performances from Thingamabob, McTerrier, Cyclops, Firefly and Ram. While four of the five still remain anonymous, McTerrier was unmasked and revealed to be pastry chef Duff Goldman. When they didn't see the politician in the episode, they assumed that FOX must have cut him from the show after the backlash they received from fans.
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However, it's now being reported that Rudy will still appear on The Masked Singer, just during a different episode. Newsweek shared an e-mail from FOX Entertainment's Jean Guerin explaining why the former mayor did not appear in the premiere episode as expected. "The show's general format features three groups across the season, and like most productions, the groups
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