Fox News' Jesse Watters hammered over affair as he attacks candidate: 'Sit this one out'

Fox News host Jesse Watters attacked a Democratic candidate for being unmarried — and onlookers were quick to point out that the anchor had an affair with his own producer — suggesting he might not be an authority on marriage or fidelity.

Watters was talking about Texas Democratic Senate candidate, Rep. James Talarico, who conservatives have increasingly attacked in recent days. Watters started taking personal shots at Talarico during the live broadcast on Wednesday night.

"He's also 37 and not married, let's get into this. He says, just recently, that he has a girlfriend and they've been together for four years and he called her his best friend and she was his rock, and he's not revealing her identity because he wants to respect her privacy and keep her safe during the campaign," Watters said.

"Now, if the campaign has only been going on for less than a year, and they've been dating for four years, why have we never seen this woman before?" Watters asked. "Basically what I'm saying is, does she exist? We're going to find out because if he wins, are they going to have a coming out party or is she still going to stay the secret girlfriend?"

Watters, who had an affair with Emma DiGiovine, ended up leaving his wife, Noelle Watters, and later marrying DiGiovine. People reported that during an episode of Fox News' "The Five" in 2022, Watters admitted he "let the air" out of his now wife's tires when he "was trying to get [her] to date" him.

"She couldn't go anywhere. She needed a lift, I said, 'Hey, you need a lift?' She hopped right in the car," Watters said.

The internet unleashed their thoughts on Watters immediately after his comments on Talarico.

"And you had an affair with your 20-something producer after stalking her, then left your wife and kids for her," Ally Sammarco, Democratic strategist and former Republican with more than 99,000 followers, wrote on X.

"Jesse Watters cheated on his wife and the mother of his two daughters with a Fox News producer. She divorced him and he married the producer. He should sit this one out," user Amandasmylife, a frequent anti-MAGA political commentator who has more than 20,000 followers, wrote on X.

"I just want to remind you that Watters thinks eating soup in public is effeminate. Gestures, symbols. These are for him what manliness is made of," John Stoehr, editor of the Editorial Board, wrote on X.

"I dislike Talarico for his policies. Attacking his personal life is just wrong. Especially by those throwing stones in glass houses. @JesseBWatters didn’t you have an affair with a 25-year-old associate producer at Fox when you were 38, and abandoned the mother of your twin daughters when they were just 8 years old?" Raphael Schreiber, legislative director for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and a former member of the Conservative Partnership Institute, wrote on X.