FIRST ON FOX: BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS — Residents gave their thoughts on the case storming their town after first son Hunter Biden appeared in court in Batesville, Arkansas on Monday.

Biden appeared in court after Judge Holly Meyer ordered he appear for a contempt hearing in the Diamond State regarding his ongoing paternity case with ex-stripper Lundun Roberts.

Roberts accused Biden of ignoring court orders and withholding evidence in the paternity case.

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Batesville residents weighed in on the media maelstrom that descended on their Arkansas town.

"Well, it’s kind of disappointing that this is what brings people to Batesville," one resident, a Lutheran pastor, said. "It’s a beautiful town to be here."

"Parents should be mother and father, they should be husband and wife," he continued. "They shouldn’t be dealing with paternity cases and dealing with child support."

The resident said he was "not really surprised" by President Biden’s lack of acknowledgment of his granddaughter.

"It’s a case that should be a kind of an embarrassment, actually," the resident said.

Another resident told Fox News Digital the hearing has "created a lot of traffic" in the Arkansas town’s main street that has brought in "a lot of curious people."

"I think a lot of them was hoping to get a glimpse of the two parties that are involved in the court case," she said.

The resident told Fox News Digital that she also believes the paternity case "will have an effect" on the 2024 presidential election.

"I really do. How much? I couldn’t tell you. I’m sure it would vary from region to region," she said.

"But here in Batesville, you know, that hits close to home," she added.

A pair of hog-riding Batesville residents also weighed in, with one saying he thinks "it’s kind of crazy" and that the younger Biden "needs to take responsibility for his responsibility."

The resident also said he thinks it’s "messed up" that the president doesn’t acknowledge his son’s daughter.

"I don’t care if it’s legitimate or not, if it’s your grandchild, accept it," he said. "Take responsibility."

"I’m surprised it’s happening in Batesville," the other motorcycling Diamond Stater said, noting she believes "each grandchild should be treated the same."

The younger Biden ignored questions Monday concerning his father refusing to acknowledge his unclaimed 4-year-old granddaughter born out of wedlock to Roberts.

As he left a Batesville, Arkansas, courthouse for a lunch break amid a child support hearing for his daughter, Navy Joan Roberts, Fox News Digital asked Hunter whether his father was doing a disservice by not recognizing his grandchild, but Hunter did not give an answer.

Hunter was ordered to appear in person for the hearing after the child support case was reopened when he requested adjustments to the child support payments. The older Roberts had previously reached an agreement with Hunter Biden in 2020 for the child's paternity and child support payments.

In December, her lawyers filed a motion to have the girl's last name changed to Biden.

Fox News Digital's Brandon Gillespie contributed reporting.

Several major late-night shows are shutting down and preparing to air re-runs in support of their writers who are going on strike.

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night" with Seth Meyers are all set to air re-runs due to the Writers' Guild of America (WGA) strike that began Monday.

Some hosts expressed support for the writers on strike as production is set to pause on Tuesday. 

"Everybody including myself hopes both sides reach a deal, but I also think that the writers' demands are not unreasonable," Colbert said on his CBS show. "I’m a member of the guild. I support collective bargaining. This nation owes so much to unions... Unions are the reason we have weekends. And by extension, why we have TGI Fridays."

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Meyers added on his NBC program, "For those people who have a job in show business, they are entitled to fair compensation. They are entitled to make a living."

In a recent interview, Fallon said the show would go dark and he would support the guild in the result of a strike.

"I couldn’t do the show without them," he said.

HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" and "Last Week Tonight" with John Oliver are also expected to be paused amid the strike, according to Deadline. 

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The WGA, which previously went on strike in 2007, argued writers were facing an "existential crisis" in a statement. 

"The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union work force, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing," the WGA said in a statement.

Other daytime shows might be affected as well, according to reports. 

ABC's "The View" went live Tuesday as co-host Whoopi Goldberg acknowledged their program was also without writers. 

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"So you know how we’re always talking about how we’re very different than most other shows," she said. "As you know, there’s a writers’ strike going on, so we don’t have writers. So you’re going to hear how it would be when it’s, you know, not slicked up. OK?"

The hosts expressed their support for the writers at the end of the show. 

"We hope you weren’t too freaked about the fact that we have no writers. We did a show anyway because we want to keep everybody employed, and we want to do our best, and we support our writers, because we know what they’re going through," Goldberg said.