AUSTIN — Attorneys for Alex Jones’ ex-wife presented a series of InfoWars videos to an Austin court on Tuesday, highlighting some of Jones’ shirtless or slurred rants and claiming he’s unfit to retain custody of the couple’s children.
Kelly Jones’ attorney Bobby Newman argued that the Infowars founder is fond of disrobing off air as well, including during counseling sessions.
The clip in question was one of Jones disrobing to speak about “male vitality” and his claims that the FBI is spying on U.S. citizens. Alex Jones’ attorneys responded that the rant was part of his show, and thus merely political satire unrelated to parenting.
Judge Orlinda Naranjo debated which videos were admissible, disallowing one in which an apparently drunk Alex Jones said “1776 will commence again,” arguing that the statement had political overtones.
She said it was unclear what he meant by “the age of man will commence,” and no one on either legal team could help. The judge allowed it anyway.
Other clips included one in which Alex said “I can drink a whole jug of Jack Daniels and not even show it,” a clip which attorney Wilhite said was “taken out of context”.
Additionally, a clip shot at a party Alex attended with his 14-year-old son was ruled inadmissible. The video showed Hillary Clinton’s face on a dartboard, and Alex Jones’ lawyers argued they have no way of knowing if any of the jurors are Hillary supporters.
