Rudy Giuliani looked familiar inside Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. He appeared in drag as an Italian grandmother, sparred with Will Ferrell (as Janet Reno), and hit “Joe Pesci” with a stickball bat as he conducted. Saturday Night Live In 1997.
He made several cameo appearances on the sketch comedy series over the years, including a solemn moment on 29 September 2001 when he stood with first responders on the main stage. SNLFirst episode after 9-11.
In the years that followed, the former New York City mayor’s appearances mocked his descent into records among actors, election conspiracy theories and loyalty to Donald Trump.
He embezzled more than $148 million from a pair of election workers after the 2020 presidential election. SNL Reduced him to “the 9-11 mayor, because that’s what’s left in his bank account.”
In a segment of “Weekend Update,” co-host Colin Jost ripped Mr. Trump’s former lawyer.
“Rudy Giuliani was ordered yesterday to pay a staggering $148 million after being found guilty of defamation against two Georgia election workers,” Jost said. “You can turn it into a billion because he has no way of paying it.”
“At this point they’re only calling Giuliani the ‘9-11 mayor,’ because that’s all he has in his bank account,” he said.
During a 2020 press conference, Jost spoke next to a photo of Mr Giuliani’s infamous image, which amplified false reports of voter fraud. “Surprisingly, I’ve seen better times here,” Jost said.
During the hearing, US District Judge Beryl Howell asked Mr Giuliani directly about inflammatory statements he had made about plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Shay Moss outside court. He told her it was an accident.
“A lot of accidents happen,” Judge Howell said.
On “Weekend Update” on Saturday, Jost responded to Mr Giuliani: “Oh, can you smell that?”
Judge Howell already found Mr Giuliani liable for defamation claims in a pretrial ruling earlier this year, stemming from a years-long lawsuit by a mother-daughter pair of election workers who continued to endure racist abuse and threatening messages after Mr Giuliani lied. Work at a vote counting center in Georgia.
Following a four-day trial in a federal court in Washington DC on Friday, an eight-member jury ordered Mr Giuliani to pay $16.2m and $16.99m in compensatory damages, respectively, and $20m each for intentional infliction of emotional distress. and $75m in punitive damages.
The shocking ruling adds to Mr Giuliani’s other legal battles A criminal case in Atlanta It also contains the same lies. The former president and more than ten other defendants have been charged with allegedly joining a “criminal enterprise” to illegally alter the state’s election results.
“I don’t regret a damn thing,” Mr Giuliani told reporters outside court on Friday.
“The absurdity of the number underscores the absurdity of the entire operation,” he said. “I’m very confident that when this case comes before a fair tribunal, it will be overturned soon, and it will make your head spin.”
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