Megyn Kelly backs Glenn Greenwald after ‘criminal’ release of sexual humiliation video

Determined to uncover the “maliciously political” party responsible, journalist Glenn Greenwald reacted to the release of videos of “private” and “consensual behavior.”

Outside of political punditry peddled as unbiased news, it remains customary for journalists to avoid making themselves the story. So it was that the trending release of a video depicting Greenwald “engaged in intimate actions” was handled with considerable decorum under the circumstances as he expressed having “no embarrassment or regret” over his own behavior.

After the openly homosexual co-founder of The Intercept and host of Rumble’s “System Update” spent time trending on social media with many a user cautioning against searching for the video, Greenwald issued a statement to explain an apparent effort to “malign perceived political enemies and advance a political agenda.”

“Last night, videos were released online depicting behavior in my private life,” began the statement. “Some were distorted and others were not. They were published without my knowledge or consent and its publication was therefore criminal. Though we do not yet know exactly who is responsible, we are close to knowing, and the motive was a maliciously political one. As for the content of the videos: I have no embarrassment or regret about them.”

About the videos: pic.twitter.com/TfkSyWowMJ

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 30, 2025

“The videos depict consenting adults engaged in intimate actions in their private lives. They all display fully consensual behavior, harming nobody,” he continued. “Obviously it can be uncomfortable and unpleasant when your private behavior is made public against your will — that’s why the behavior is private in the first place — but the only wrongdoing here is the criminal and malicious publication of the videos in an attempt to malign perceived political enemies and advance a political agenda.”

“Others are, of course, free to form their own judgements, as some are prone to do about others’ private lives.  It won’t change my work. I will continue all the many prongs of my journalism, and pursue the causes most important to me, exactly as before,” concluded the statement.

As it happened, the release of the video preempted publication of an interview Greenwald filmed with Tucker Carlson that came out Friday. Topics of discussion included Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s “Original Sin,” Jeffrey Epstein and ongoing conflicts overseas as well as First Amendment rights.

Where social media responses were concerned, there was no lack of support for the journalist as the statement exceeded 15 million views in less than 24 hours and many stood up against the release of the video that was considered a blatant attack against Greenwald.

This included SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly who posted Friday evening, hours after Greenwald’s statement, “Love & respect @ggreenwald. Can’t wait to have him on again soon and ignore this attempt to embarrass him as the irrelevant BS it is.”

Love & respect @ggreenwald. Can’t wait to have him on again soon and ignore this attempt to embarrass him as the irrelevant BS it is.

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) May 31, 2025

Without knowing the details of what has been circulated—nor needing to, as I understand it is private & involves no illegal conduct—I want to say how deeply I admire you, as a principled and courageous journalist. We all know that when someone’s private life gets targeted, it’s…

— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) May 31, 2025

It’s ok. No one cares about the videos. From the descriptions I’ve read, they were weak sauce. You’re a great journalist, an American patriot. Those are in short supply these days, and I am extremely grateful for the work you do, especially considering its great personal cost.

— Michael G. Dorman (@Michael_Dorman_) May 31, 2025

It annoys me so much that what consenting adults choose to do in private is to be judged by the world.

I can tell you that there are many people with fetishes that I wish that I did not know about. But they are open about them and if consenting adults are involved, no problem.

— Miss Jo (@therealmissjo) May 30, 2025

Just hearing about this.

Already don’t care and am done hearing about this.

Back to life l.

— Michael Crane (@MikeJCzapla) May 30, 2025

Staff Writer

Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn’t researching current events and their impacts, you’ll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.

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