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A freelance journalist covering the Lindsay Clancy trial is under fire after a video surfaced of her smiling and winking in court—seen as deeply insensitive given the tragic context of Clancy’s children’s deaths. Romano defends the gesture as a nervous system response tied to anxiety, even citing her father’s encouragement to smile more, and insists she has nothing to apologize for. But the backlash is brutal: she’s receiving death threats and messages urging self-harm, exposing a disturbing hypocrisy where mental health defenders turn violent. Vanity Fair, reportedly her employer on the piece, pulled the assignment citing editorial standards—but Romano denies ever signing a contract. All this unfolds as Clancy faces charges for her kids’ 2023 deaths, with her defense claiming insanity from postpartum psychosis while prosecutors argue criminal responsibility.

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