Lipsyncing to Rihanna's song and then posting it on social media is completely normal as it has been done by millions of fans from all around the world. However, if you're a superior court judge, you need to rethink your decisions because one person got in trouble for doing so; what happened?
According to Billboard, Gary N. Wilcox, a New Jersey superior court judge is currently under a misconduct investigation after sharing TikTok videos in his personal account wherein he danced and vibed to Rihanna's songs.
The case had been under investigation for two months now but he just released his first statement about the matter, and he admitted that what he did was wrong.
Although he agreed that some of the songs he lipsynced to had vulgar and "poor judgement" lyrics, he noted that the videos were "silly, harmless, and innocent fun."
Per the outlets, the tracks that he used for his videos had undertones of violence and sexual themes. Another song was by Nas which was about a courthouse shooting, he also used Busta Rhymes song that revolves around the topic of sex.
NJ Superior Court Judge Apologizes to Lipsync Videos
In a formal response, Gary N. Wilcox apologized for his actions.
"The respondent recognizes that now and with the benefit of hindsight would not have made and posted them, Nor will he ever post again," he wrote.
He continued defending himself saying the songs that he used were produced and sung by popular musicians and the tracks have been "played on the radio" that could be purchased by the public.
Wilcox then defended the use of hip-hop music and its lyrics, saying the treatment was different because it was not a usual form of music.
"Other genres have generated popular songs by artists who have criminal backgrounds or lyrics about objectionable or even abhorrent conduct," he added.
What Will Happen to NJ Superior Court Judge?
According to the outlet, the complaint was filed against Wilcox in late June under New Jersey's judicial conduct watchdog.
Using his alias, Sal Tortorella, some of the videos were allegedly filmed inside his workplace, his personal chambers, and even in a courthouse while he was wearing his robes.
"By his conduct in posting these and similar videos to TikTok, Respondent exhibited poor judgment and demonstrated disrespect for the Judiciary and an inability to conform to the high standards of conduct expected of judges," regulators noted.
It's still unclear what will happen to Wilcox, but he was hoping for the committee to only reprimand his actions, not completely fire him.
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