Lawyer Rod Ponton Explains His Cat Filter Zoom Mishap

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.