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On August 29, 2006, during a CNN broadcast of President George W. Bush's speech on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, Phillips ' microphone was left on while she was in the washroom.

Portions of a personal conversation were broadcast live, during which Phillips offered advice on men, criticized her sister-in-law for being a " control freak ", and praised her then-husband.

The conversation audio was mixed with the President's audio feed and both were discernible.

Daryn Kagan broke into Phillips ' comments with an audio recap of Bush's speech.

CNN immediately apologized for the on-air gaffe.

Phillips later appeared on CBS ' Late Show with David Letterman poking fun at herself in retrospect.