CNN's fairness guru Emma Lacey-Bordeaux defended the controversial report at the center of a high-stakes defamation trial on Wednesday when called to the witness stand.

CNN's Jake Tapper testified under oath in his network's defamation trial that he doesn't "pay attention to ratings," but his social media posts tell a different story.

As the trial in Florida enters its second week, attorneys for Zachary Young, the security consultant named in the CNN story, tried to paint the network as engaging in “theater.”