Vanity Fair drops journalist Brittany Romano after viral wink during Lindsay Clancy murder trial

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. A video captured inside the courtroom during the Monday trial proceedings of Lindsay Clancy appears to show spectator Brittany Romano smiling, posing, and winking toward the camera. The behavior drew swift criticism across social media, where users blasted the actions as inappropriate given the tragic nature of the proceedings involving the murder trial of three children. Romano later addressed the backlash on social media, defending her actions and claiming her expressions were meant for family watching the broadcast. The woman at the center of a viral video who was seen winking and smiling at a camera during the Lindsay Clancy trial this week has been dropped by the magazine she was credentialed to cover the trial for. Journalist Brittany Romano was smiling and winking at a pool camera for the trial's live feed on Monday, and the clip itself has ge