Not Funny: Man Arrested For Grabbing Reporter During Live Shot

A Chicago man has been arrested after physically disturbing a WGN-TV 9 reports during a live broadcast.

Gaynor Hall

According to Mediaite, WGN’s Gaynor Hall delivered a report Saturday from Shorewood, IL about the damages that the local area sustained from a recent windstorm. However, as Hall was giving the lead-in for her prepared news package, a man ran into the shot, grabbed onto Hall and shouted “f*ck her right in the pussy” at the camera.

From there, the station quickly moved into Hall’s package, and they offered an apology to viewers for the bad language. The station assured viewers that Hall was “fine,” but she spoke about her distress from the ordeal while announcing on Facebook that the man was arrested.

“It was not funny,” Hall said to the man. “You violated my personal space. You grabbed me. You scared me. Was it worth it?”