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A Smile Is Not a Crime: Brittany Romano Hits Back After Vanity Fair Drops Her Over Courtroom Behaviour

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Brittany Romano said she smiles when anxious or uncomfortable, not out of indifference (Credit: X/zackpeter)

Brittany Romano has hit back after a viral courtroom clip prompted Vanity Fair to end plans for a personal essay and tell the court she was no longer credentialed by the magazine, a characterisation she has described as 'factually inaccurate.'

The freelance journalist came under intense online criticism after Court TV footage appeared to show her smiling and seemingly winking during a break in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial on Monday, 24 August.

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