Lawyer Behind Cat Filter Explains What Happened on Zoom

It was a faux-paw seen round the world. A Texas attorney sent social media into a fur-enzy Tuesday after a Zoom camera filter made him look like an adorable cat at a virtual civil court hearing. Now, Rod Ponton is speaking with Inside Edition about what led up to the cat-astrophe, and he’s feline good about giving everyone a much-needed laugh. Ponton says he was using his secretary’s computer during the mishap. She has a young daughter, which explains the cat filter. Ponton says he’s taking it all in stride and glad his mistake is making people happy. #InsideEdition

[zig]

The tone of his voice makes it sound like he's convinced he really is a cat

[Pokeyrunner]

Imagine if it was a serious crime like murder and your lawyer showed up as a cat.

[andrewalderman]

He tried to fix it, but he couldn't find the mouse.

[myrgo]

I don’t think anyone is laughing at his expense. It was an adorable mistake and did bring joy and laughter to many.

[cxjar]

It's funny because the cat looks so worried, it matches the voice

[SwiddyDiddy]

He seems like such a good guy. An honest mistake goes viral, and he’s takes it like a champ, even glad that he can put smiles on people’s faces.

[nana____fox]

It's weird hearing his voice with a different face. He'll always be a cat to me 🐱

[frankgiraldo]

"I'm prepared to go forward with it." The guy WANTS to be a cat.

[michaeldouglas]

I love how he was prepared to conduct the hearing as a cat.

[encyclopediabrown]

I hope he realizes how much happiness he has brought everyone in these dark times.

[jillianleda]

"I'm here live, I'm not a cat" - Actual quote from a lawyer, Feb 2021

[Hunior.]

His voice matched with the filter 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[asmranonymousgaming]

"I'm not a cat"....sounds like something a cat would say

[TimeWatch]

Its really a cat using a hooman filter.

[sisubiz]

I think the world actually fell in love with this attorney and his commitment to "move forward with it".... such a good sport for taking this all in stride. Mr. Ponton, I personally thought you handled it incredibly well & you made a very adorable cat!

[setheroth]

“I’m not a cat.”

*SOUNDS LIKE WHAT A CAT WOULD SAY*

[PokeKev]

This quote will be forever engraved on the Internet “I’m Here, I’m Not A Cat”

[amethystwhite]

The look in the cats eyes at first is like, he’s terrified that they realized he’s not a human.

[happysugarwaifu]

Gotta love how the judge himself was like ''bah, screw it... too funny to not publish that''

[Terri_MacKay]

The eyes darting around just kill me. 😂😂😂
No matter how many times I watch this, it makes me laugh. I'm so glad that everyone involved has a sense of humour over the incident. This video has put smiles on so many faces, I just love it!!