Podcaster Amanda Hirsch Apologizes for ‘Insensitive, Wrong’ Polymarket Lindsay Clancy Sponsored Content: ‘I Should Have Known Better’
Podcaster Amanda Hirsch, host of "Not Skinny But Not Fat" and Hulu's "Get Real," has apologised after facing backlash for posting Polymarket-sponsored content referencing the Lindsay Clancy mistrial verdict. The now-deleted post noted that the betting platform had predicted a "Not Guilty" outcome, prompting immediate and severe criticism for combining a tragic case involving the deaths of three children with a paid brand partnership.
In her apology, posted with comments disabled, Hirsch called the post "completely insensitive, wrong, and out of character," saying she had become so consumed by the trial, which she followed closely as a mother, that she lost perspective on how inappropriate the framing was. The controversy also highlights growing scrutiny of prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, which have previously drawn criticism, including from "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, for capitalising on sensitive events; separately, conspiracy theories have emerged questioning whether the holdout juror in the Clancy case may have had betting-market involvement.
- Amanda Hirsch apologised for Polymarket ad tied to Lindsay Clancy verdict.
- She called the sponsored post "insensitive" and deleted it amid backlash.
- Incident renews scrutiny of prediction markets exploiting sensitive news events.