Masked Singer judge Ken Jeong fuming over Rudy Giuliani’s TV reveal

A controversial episode of The Masked Singer has finally aired in the US, with a celebrity reveal that had one of the judges fuming.

The moment The Masked Singer viewers have been waiting for has finally aired – and it’s every bit as cringeworthy as you’d expect.

Disgraced former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani was unmasked as the ‘Jack in the Box’ on the US version of the show on Wednesday night, local time, following reports earlier this year that judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke stormed out over his reveal when it was filmed back in February.

While it appeared Thicke remained onstage, The Hangover’s Jeong certainly didn’t disappoint with his reaction, as the 52-year-old comedian looked positively filthy upon the controversial figure’s unmasking.

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Rudy Giuliani was unmasked on The Masked Singer.

Ken Jeong looked less than impressed.

Jeong wasn’t alone, with the audience also reacting in horror at the reveal, as well as fellow judges Nicole Scherzinger and Jenny McCarthy.

“Is that Robert Duvall?” Scherzinger asked the panel, with a mortified-looking Jeong responding, “No, that is not Robert Duvall,” as he stared blankly at the stage.

“Wow, this is something I definitely never would have guessed,” Thicke said.

Judge Jenny McCarthy was also in shock.

Host Nick Cannon, then asked Giuliani, 77, what prompted him to participate in the reality singing show, considering “all of the controversy that’s surrounding you right now”.

Giuliani responded: “I guess the main reason is I just had a granddaughter, Grace, and I want her to know you should try everything, even things that are unlikely.

“And I couldn’t think of anything more unlike me, than this. It just seemed like it’d be fun. I don’t get to have a lot of fun.”

Giuliani was eliminated on episode 7.

As Giuliani began singing his exit tune, Bad To The Bone by George Thorogood, Jeong looked to the side of the stage and said: “I’m done.”

He then left the set mid-performance.

Viewers have hit out at the trainwreck display on social media, with many throwing their support behind Jeong for taking a stand.

I thought there could not ever possibly be worse and more humiliating footage of Rudy Giuliani than when shit-colored sweaty dye streaked down his face.

I was wrong. https://t.co/W6I0af5Iz5

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) April 21, 2022

Im with Ken Jeong on this!!! Rudy Giuliani is a true disgrace and should never have been on this show!! So much respect for Ken!!!!@kenjeong@MaskedSingerFOX#MaskedSinger#TheMaskedSinger#KenJeonghttps://t.co/vo3vmpYpTj

— 🏳️‍🌈🥃🍸🧡🖤Dan Baker 🖤🧡🍸🥃🏳️‍🌈 (@WAVHistheMOC) April 21, 2022

He should be in prison, but Rudy Giuliani is on The Masked Singer right now. pic.twitter.com/ZKM5Gkca7F

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) April 21, 2022

Ken Jeong did not smile once when Rudy Giuliani was unmasked. Can't believe they put Rudy on the show #TheMaskedSingerpic.twitter.com/77dXrtndfC

— Winnie (@winnie_LaLisa) April 21, 2022

What moron decided it was a good idea to have Rudy Giuliani appear as a contestant on The Masked Singer ?

Whose next Vladimir Putin #maskedsingerpic.twitter.com/28nuQyafNE

— Lebang Moloi (@lebang_moloi) April 21, 2022

The former mayor of New York, Giuliani has become a controversial figure in recent years, off the back of his work as a personal lawyer to former president Donald Trump, his humiliating cameo in the 2020 Borat film, and a sad hair dye fail.

Most notably, he had his law licence suspended in New York and Washington over his attempts to help overturn the 2020 presidential election results via baseless allegations of voter fraud.