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Podcaster apologizes for Lindsay Clancy betting ad (NewsNation) — The host of a popular podcast has apologized after facing backlash for using the Lindsay Clancy trial in a Polymarket ad on her show. Amanda Hirsch, host of “Not Skinny But Not Fat,” posted the ad for Polymarket — an online platform that lets users bet on real-life events — the same day the case ended in a mistrial following a hung jury. “On Polymarket it was predicted the verdict would be Not Guilty. Are you surprised? #Polymarketpartner,” Hirsch wrote. The post has since been deleted. Ahead of the mistrial, more than $161,000 was wagered on the outcome of Clancy’s trial on Polymarket. The trade wasn’t available to U.S.-based users, only those located outside the country — while it isn’t legal to bet on the outcome of court cases in the U.S. when it comes to standard sportsbooks and federally regulated financial exchanges, prediction sites like Polymarket remain legally ambiguous. Following backlash, Hirsch called her decision to post about the trial for the brand partnership as “insensitive” and “wrong.” “I should have known better, and I feel sick that I didn’t see that in the moment,” she wrote in an Instagram post. Hirsch, a mother herself, says she’s been following the case and “talking about it constantly.” She’d posted previously about the case before the Polymarket ad. “I became so consumed by the trial that I completely lost perspective and didn’t stop to think about how grossly inappropriate it was to discuss something this tragic in that context,” she wrote. Clancy’s trial has captured national attention and sparked highly emotional debates over mental health, as well as conspiracy theories surrounding the case. Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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