The East Bay's Hotsy Totsy Club Blasts Fox News Host for Falsely Calling It a Strip Joint'

"Fox News host Emily Compagno, who grew up in El Cerrito, dragged the establishment through the mud during a segment on the conservative talk show The Five Wednesday. In a tongue-in-cheek, all-caps clapback, Maria addressed Compagno's MAGA LIES about the bar on social media. FOX NEWS DRAGS HOTSY TOTSY CLUB THROUGH THE MUD WITH MAGA LIES! reads the bar's caption."

"That's like the strip joint where I come from, Compagno says, later adding incorrectly that it's in El Cerrito. When host Dana Perino asks what that has to do with big pharma, host Greg Gutfeld jabs, A lot of girls on drugs. As SFGate notes, the bar has never been a strip joint."

"On social media, Maria satirically set the record straight, adding MAGA-style text overlays to the original video clip: Fox News Lies! Lie #1: Not a strip joint you ass hat! Lie #2: No drugs. Tipsy perhaps Lie #3: It's in Albany, 94706 Lie #3: There's no El Camino in El Cerrito!"

Fox News host Emily Compagno incorrectly described the 87-year-old Hotsy Totsy Club as a strip joint located in El Cerrito during a segment on The Five. Owner Jessica Maria responded with a satirical all-caps social media post correcting multiple factual errors, including the bar's actual location in Albany and its true nature as a dive bar, not a strip club. Maria and co-owner Michael Valladares have operated the establishment since 2009. The bar's tongue-in-cheek clapback highlighted inaccuracies in Compagno's statements and other hosts' comments, with Maria demanding the news outlet keep the bar's name out of their coverage.

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