David Muir appears to have ditched his now-infamous clothespin. The ABC anchor returned to “World News Tonight” Thursday to cover the Los Angeles wildfires, one day after facing backlash for cinching his flame-retardant yellow jacket to achieve a sleeker look.

David Muir did not appear to tailor his fire jacket while reporting on the Los Angeles wildfires on Thursday, January 9

David Muir appears to have ditched his now-infamous clothespin. The ABC anchor returned to “World News Tonight” Thursday to cover the Los Angeles wildfires, one day after facing backlash for cinching his flame-retardant yellow jacket to achieve a sleeker look.

Several media outlets piled on to the online allegations of vanity against the network reporter. TV host and producer Jack Osbourne shared an X clip of Muir turning to the fire damage as he reported, exposing a clothespin-like clamp and perhaps another that tailored his coat to a more flattering form.

David Muir appears to have learned his lesson after social media commentators torched the ABC News anchor’s attempts to tailor his fire jacket for a broadcast covering the ongoing L.A. fires. Muir was ripped as “narcissistic” on Wednesday after eagle-eyed viewers spotted clothes pins behind the anchor,

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