Podcast host Amanda Hirsch has apologized for a sponsored betting advertisement that she shared while discussing the ongoing trial of Lindsay Clancy. Hirsch, host of the "Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast, called her decision to post an ad for the betting app Polymarket on Friday "completely insensitive, wrong and out of character."
Clancy's case concluded with a mistrial on Friday after one juror refused to agree with the rest of the panel. Clancy has admitted to killing her three young children in 2023 but claims she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.
Hirsch, 37, shared the ad on Friday while discussing news of the mistrial. The now-removed advertisement featured a question about a Polymarket prediction for the trial's verdict. The post quickly drew criticism from social media users who described it as "insane," "insensitive," and "distasteful."
In a message posted to Instagram on Sunday, Hirsch stated, "I should have known better, and I feel sick that I didn’t see that in the moment." She acknowledged that her judgment call was a "terrible" mistake and expressed horror at her choice.
Hirsch, a mother of two sons, shared that she had been following the Clancy case closely and felt heartbroken by it. "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.
She added, "I feel so f**king awful... I know deleting it doesn’t erase it. Believe me, I’m horrified by the choice I made, and please know this lapse in judgment does not represent who I am as a person. I am so deeply sorry."
Hirsch had previously commented on the widely publicized case, advocating for greater support for mothers during pregnancy and postpartum. She expressed the belief that the case should spark a larger conversation about maternal care.
The jury deliberated for over 37 hours across nearly six weeks of testimony before declaring the mistrial. Prosecutors have several options moving forward, including a potential retrial or seeking a judge-determined verdict. Clancy, 36, faces charges related to the deaths of her children Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months.