Rudy Giuliani was spotted with his girlfriend in New York City on Thursday – the morning after his long-awaited and controversial performance on The Masked Singer, which had Judge Ken Jeong storming off the stage in protest.
Giuliani, 77, looked dapper in a brown jacket and purple tie with a matching pocket square as he met his girlfriend, Dr. Maria Ryan, 57, strolled to work at his side.
The couple have been together since 2018, when Giuliani’s marriage to his third wife, Judith Nathan, fell apart.
The former mayor of New York kept his head down and scowled as they walked from their Uber to the office.
On Wednesday’s episode of The Masked Singer, Giuliani was happy to reveal his identity.
But his appearance on the show was met with confusion from the judges.
On the FOX show, celebrities appear in costume before a jury, unaware of their identities.
The performances will be judged by Jeong – best known for his role on the series The Hangover – along with Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger and Jenny McCarthy.
Dressed as Jack in the Box, Giuliani sang George Thorogood’s “Bad to the Bone.”
After Giuliani removed his mask, Scherzinger was heard asking, “Is that Robert Duvall?”
Jeong, 52, replied grimly, “No, that’s not Robert Duvall.”
Rudy Giuliani was spotted with his girlfriend in NYC after his long-awaited controversial performance on Wednesday night’s The Masked Singer was finally revealed – judge Ken Jeong was sent off the stage in a fit of rage
Giuliani, 77, looked dapper Thursday morning as he hung out with girlfriend Dr. Maria Ryan, 57, strolled to work at his side
Giuliani kept her head down and scowled as they walked from her Uber to the office
Robin Thicke said it was the last person he expected, but he smiled uncomfortably.
Jeong stood furiously with his arms crossed even as Giuliani told the audience he attended to show his newborn granddaughter that you should “try anything.”
When it came time for him to sing again without his disguise, Jeong walked off the stage and declared, “I’m done!”
McCarthy and Scherzinger stayed and cheered him on, dancing while he belted out a crooked chorus.
If Thicke also left, as reported in February’s Deadline, after the show was taped, the producers cut her out.
Jeong is now being mocked for his theatrical reaction to the 77-year-old’s appearance on the reality TV show.
Surprise! Lightning rod advocate Rudy Giuliani’s long-awaited appearance on The Masked Singer finally aired on Wednesday, after his participation was first reported in February
Not amused: Comedian Ken Jeong was shocked and finally stormed off the stage in protest
When Giuliani performed, Jeong said “I’m done” and walked off the stage
Jeong, who rose to fame in The Hangover, stood furiously with his arms crossed even as Giuliani told the audience he attended to show his newborn granddaughter that you should “try anything.”
At least someone thought it was funny! McCarthy couldn’t hide their conversation after Rudy was exposed
Though the episode was heavily edited, it appeared that Jeong didn’t immediately storm off — but walked away in disgust a little later in the show.
The episode did not show Judge Robin Thicke leaving the stage as previously reported, although Thicke appeared to be missing at one point as the other judges danced.
After the bombshell reveal, host Nick Cannon initially tried to keep things light by joking with Giuliani as usual.
“We’re all surprised you’re here with The Masked Singer,” Cannon said.
“I definitely never would have thought that,” added judge Robin Thicke.
“Me too, me too,” Giuliani replied, explaining that he decided to appear on the show to show his granddaughter that “you should try everything, even things that are completely unlike you and unlikely.”
“And I can’t think of anything more unlike me or more unlikely than this,” Trump’s former attorney said.
He added that he was a long-time fan of the show and that he thought it would be fun to perform, saying “I can’t have much fun.”
Despite a reference to the infamous Four Seasons press conference fiasco, none of the judges managed to guess Giuliani’s identity.
McCarthy assumed he was Joe Pesci; Thicke guessed Robert Duvall; Jeong suggested Elon Musk and Scherzinger thought he was Al Roker.
After his identity was revealed, a wildly lopsided Giuliani sang “Bad To The Bone” by George Thorogood & the Destroyers to close the episode.
Giuliani appeared disguised as Jack in the Box, and no judge guessed his identity
Host Nick Cannon debunks Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday night’s episode of The Masked Singer
“We’re all surprised you’re here on The Masked Singer,” Cannon told Giuliani
What’s the big deal? Giuliani told the judges that he “is not allowed to have much fun”.
The first episode of the season aired last month, and some had speculated that controversy over Giuliani’s performance would result in FOX pulling him from the show.
In 2020, Giuliani unknowingly appeared in Borat 2 in a compromising scene with Borat’s daughter, whom he mistook for a journalist from an Eastern European conservative news show.
In January of this year, the House committee investigating the US Capitol riot issued subpoenas against Giuliani and other members of Donald Trump’s legal team for filing false legal challenges in the 2020 election.
Giuliani fed the lie that the former president’s elections had been stolen.
The committee continues to expand its reach into Trump’s influence, this time seeking information and testimony from Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell and Boris Epshteyn.
All four have publicly raised baseless allegations of voter fraud against Trump in the months following the election.
“The four people we summoned today have advanced unsupported theories about voter fraud, advanced efforts to reverse the election results, or have been in direct contact with the former president about attempts to stop the vote count,” said Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Assemblyman, Democratic Panel Chair, in a statement.