Journalist goes viral for grinning, winking on camera during Lindsay Clancy courtroom proceedings

A spectator's courtroom conduct in the Lindsay Clancy trial proceedings has gone viral after video appears to show the woman grin and wink at the camera providing the livestream.

Toward the end of the proceedings, a camera pans over to the spectators and as they are ordered to stand up, a woman in a green dress appears to smile then wink at the camera as it pans away.

The woman appears to be Brittany Romano, who according to her professional website , is a New York City-based journalist who contributes to magazines "Elle," "Cosmopolitan," and "Teen Vogue" to name a few.

LINDSAY CLANCY'S THREE CHILD VICTIMS FORGOTTEN AMID CROWDS OF SUPPORT: MOTHER OF SIX Romano has been following the trial posting on her various social media profiles about the case.

FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Lindsay Clancy is the Massachusetts mother currently on trial for murder for the 2023 strangling deaths of her three young children inside the family's Duxbury home.

LINDSAY CLANCY’S PARENTS GET MASSIVE GLOBAL DONOR SUPPORT AS FUNDRAISER SURPASSES $830K She doesn't deny the charges and her defense argues she is not "criminally responsible" because she was suffering from undiagnosed postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings.

SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS As for Romano, she recently posed for a "selfie" with Clancy's Attorney Kevin Reddington last week and posted it on X .

LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE SEND US A TIP In a video posted to social media following the Monday proceedings , someone appears to ask Romano why she was reportedly smiling on the livestream, to which she responded and said "I was laughing because I grew up with Lindsay," she says.

LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Following her new social media fame, Romano has defended her actions and wrote in a post "I'm actually proud of myself because these trolls have been absolutely vile," the now-deleted post said in part.

LINDSAY CLANCY TRIAL: POSTPARTUM IS REAL, BUT CHILD KILLING DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY, VETERAN PROSECUTOR SAYS Fox News Digital has reached out to the court and Romano for comment.