He had five legendary incidents. One incident that happened after Hurricane Katrina, when he went over after the wreckage to assist and catch some news live. There was some controversy with someone saying that Geraldo nudged an Air Force rescue crew member out-of-the-way so he could be seen helping an old lady in a wheelchair. Geraldo vigorously denied it, while New York Times was not convinced never to change it in the newspaper but later they acknowledged that there was no nudge on the broadcast.