Reporter Hypnotized By Mystical Pen On Live TV

We can only wonder what an Australian news anchor was thinking when she was caught staring whimsically at a pen during a live television broadcast.

Natasha Exelby had been zoning out during a pre-taped segment on the Australian Broadcasting Network’s News 24 this weekend. The segment ended but it took a few moments before Exelby, a freelance journalist , realized the camera was back on her. Her reaction was pretty priceless.

The network on Tuesday denied earlier reports that she’d been fired , but not before viewers, including some celebrities and politicians , rushed to her defense. And fellow journalists  expressed support by sharing their own bloopers.

Exelby was a good sport about the whole situation, sending thanks to supporters  from “myself and mesmerizing pen.”