Viral clip captures woman appearing to smile and wink at camera during Lindsay Clancy trial
During the Monday trial of Lindsay Clancy, a courtroom video captured Brittany Romano, a spectator, engaging in seemingly inappropriate behavior. Romano was seen smiling, posing, and winking at the camera, which quickly sparked a wave of criticism on social media. Users found her actions distasteful, given the gravity of the trial involving the tragic murder of three children. Romano later took to social media to address the backlash, explaining that her gestures were directed at family members watching the broadcast.
The behavior of a spectator in the Lindsay Clancy trial has drawn widespread attention after a video surfaced, showing a woman appearing to grin and wink at a camera capturing the courtroom proceedings.
As the trial session came to a close, the camera focused on the spectators. When asked to stand, a woman in a green dress seemed to smile and wink just as the camera moved away.
The individual in question seems to be Brittany Romano, a journalist based in New York City. According to her professional website, Romano contributes to publications like “Elle,” “Cosmopolitan,” and “Teen Vogue.”
During the court proceedings of the Lindsay Clancy trial on Monday, a woman in a green dress appeared to smile and wink at the camera. (Court TV via Pool)
Romano has been following the trial, posting on her various social media profiles about the case.
Lindsay Clancy is the Massachusetts mother currently on trial for murder for the 2023 strangling deaths of her three young children inside the family’s Duxbury home.
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She doesn’t deny the charges, and her defense argues she is not “criminally responsible” because she was suffering from undiagnosed postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings.
As for Romano, she recently posed for a “selfie” with Clancy’s Attorney Kevin Reddington last week and posted it on X.
Lindsay Clancy sits next to her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on August 11, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
In a video posted to social media following the Monday proceedings, someone appears to ask Romano why she was reportedly smiling on the livestream, to which she responded and said, “I was laughing because I grew up with Lindsay,” she says.
Supporters of Lindsay Clancy gather outside of Plymouth Superior Court on August 20, 2026. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Following her new social media fame, Romano has defended her actions and wrote in a post: “I’m actually proud of myself because these trolls have been absolutely vile,” the now-deleted post said in part.
News Media has reached out to the court and Romano for comment.