Rudy Giuliani is muted by judge during fiery virtual court hearing with former lover

A judge muted erstwhile New York City politician Rudy Giuliani during a virtual tribunal proceeding aft he continued to onslaught his erstwhile adjunct and lover.

Giuliani, 80, was successful tribunal Wednesday for a proceeding connected nan lawsuit by Noelle Dunphy, who has accused him of intersexual assault, harassment and unpaid wages.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyne yelled astatine nan disgraced lawyer aggregate times, asking him to extremity talking arsenic he ranted against Dunphy, whose lawyer called nan business 'outrageous.'

'Mr. Giuliani, you’re going to origin yourself harm by doing this, OK? So I’m going to protect you from yourself astatine this time,' judge Moyne eventual said, arsenic reported by nan Daily News. 

'These are not ineligible arguments that you’re making correct now... These are individual attacks, and this is not nan clip for that, OK? I’m not going to let it, I’m sorry. I tried to dainty you pinch respect and pinch deference, but you person to travel my rules.'

Giuliani, who's representing himself successful nan case, reportedly was seen yelling astatine nan camera aft he was muted. 

He besides appeared to beryllium eating meal during nan hearing. 

Last twelvemonth Dunphy revenge a suit accusing Giuliani of coercing her into activity and owing her astir $2 cardinal successful unpaid wages.

Dunphy claimed successful her suit that she worked disconnected nan books arsenic Giuliani’s business improvement head and nationalist relations advisor from 2019 to 2021. She is seeking astatine slightest $10 cardinal successful damages. 

She said Giuliani promised to salary her $1 cardinal per twelvemonth for her consulting activity but told her that he had to defer paying her until he settled his divorcement from his 3rd wife, Judith. 

Giuliani antecedently said successful tribunal papers that he had a consensual narration pinch Dunphy 'for a fewer months' successful 2019, during his clip arsenic Trump's individual lawyer, but denied she ever worked for him aliases that he pressured her into sex. 

Wednesday's proceeding comes a week aft Giuliani was ordered to manus each his valuables, including his Manhattan penthouse, to 2 Georgia predetermination workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, a mother and girl who won a $148 cardinal defamation judgement against him.

Giuliani was besides ordered to turn complete a postulation of respective watches, a signed Joe DiMaggio jersey and a 1980 Mercedes erstwhile owned by Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall, among different luxury items.

Freeman and Moss are besides expected to person astir $2 cardinal successful ineligible fees, which Giuliani has said nan Trump run still owes him.

Giuliani revenge for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization successful December, days aft nan erstwhile predetermination workers won their defamation case.

Dunphy's suit was stiff aft he revenge for bankruptcy but is now backmost connected aft a judge threw retired Giuliani's bankruptcy case, saying nan erstwhile politician was not being forthcoming astir his finances. 

Giuliani is besides facing charges successful Georgia and Arizona complete his alleged efforts to meddle successful nan 2020 statesmanlike elections.

He has been disbarred successful Washington DC and New York.