When Casey Anthony took the stand in 2011 for the suspected killing of her 2-year-old daughter, media outlets all across the U.S. and beyond reported on the trial day in and day out. Fox News was one of the outlets that took on the trial, which meant that Rivera’s opinion on Anthony was shared with the world. As you might have guessed, the famously uncensored reporter didn’t hold back.
Rivera discussed a tattoo of Anthony’s that read “Bella Vita,” which translates to “The Beautiful Life.” In a clip shared by Mediaite, the reporter said, “More evidence… I think it will end the prosecution case, Brian, with a bang, so to speak, to show that this was a selfish, narcissistic, self-involved slut who wanted to kill her child to have ‘la bella vita.'” This controversial moment resulted in backlash, and went on to make Politico’s list of “Top 5 legendary Geraldo incidents.”
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Rivera got riled up about Anthony again during an appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor” in 2011 after the mother was acquitted of killing her daughter. This time, he shared a much different opinion. “There’s a couple of things that people forget,” Rivera said while analyzing the jury’s decision. He added, “Number one, there was not one bit of evidence that this mother ever in any way neglected or abused this child.”
