(Reuters) - A porn star said on Wednesday that embattled Representative Anthony Weiner asked her to lie about their e-mail relationship in the hope that an Internet sex scandal surrounding him would die down.
Ginger Lee, who is also a stripper, said her exchanges with the Democratic lawmaker from New York began with political discussions of abortion rights and healthcare but Weiner kept trying to sexualize the conversation. She said she never reciprocated his lewd messages.
Weiner denied for more than a week that he sent a close-up photo of himself in boxer briefs to a woman in Seattle on May 28, claiming his Twitter account had been hacked. But on June 6 he tearfully admitted he had lied and that he had inappropriate exchanges with six women, some after he was married.
As bipartisan calls grow for Weiner to resign, he has instead been granted a two-week leave of absence so he can get professional treatment at an undisclosed facility.
"He asked me to lie about our communication," Lee told a news conference in New York, flanked by celebrity attorney Gloria Allred. "I knew I couldn't lie for him but I didn't want to be the one who kicked him under the bus."
"I think that Anthony Weiner should resign because he lied. He lied to the public and the press for more than a week," she said. "If he lied about this, I can't have much faith in him about anything else."
Allred said Lee had about 100 e-mails that she had exchanged with Weiner since March, when he initially contacted her on Twitter after she posted a supportive blog about him.
Allred said that while most of the e-mails were not sexual, Weiner had referred to his "package" in some exchanges, such as "I have wardrobe demands too, I need to highlight my package" and "You aren't giving my package due credit."
Lee said no photos were exchanged.
When the scandal broke, she sought Weiner's advice on how to deal with the media. The pair continued to communicate and on June 2 he phoned her, advising that if they both stayed quiet the scandal would die down.
"Once it got to the point that he lied on national television I knew that anything I said after that would either have to be a lie or an admission. I didn't want to do either," Lee said.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has requested an ethics probe to determine what, if any, House rules Weiner may have broken. The probe could take months, even up to a year.
Allred said Lee is prepared to provide her communications with Weiner to any ethics investigation and would also testify if called.
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Ginger Lee, who is also a stripper, said her exchanges with the Democratic lawmaker from New York began with political discussions of abortion rights and healthcare but Weiner kept trying to sexualize the conversation. She said she never reciprocated his lewd messages.
Weiner denied for more than a week that he sent a close-up photo of himself in boxer briefs to a woman in Seattle on May 28, claiming his Twitter account had been hacked. But on June 6 he tearfully admitted he had lied and that he had inappropriate exchanges with six women, some after he was married.
As bipartisan calls grow for Weiner to resign, he has instead been granted a two-week leave of absence so he can get professional treatment at an undisclosed facility.
"He asked me to lie about our communication," Lee told a news conference in New York, flanked by celebrity attorney Gloria Allred. "I knew I couldn't lie for him but I didn't want to be the one who kicked him under the bus."
"I think that Anthony Weiner should resign because he lied. He lied to the public and the press for more than a week," she said. "If he lied about this, I can't have much faith in him about anything else."
Allred said Lee had about 100 e-mails that she had exchanged with Weiner since March, when he initially contacted her on Twitter after she posted a supportive blog about him.
Allred said that while most of the e-mails were not sexual, Weiner had referred to his "package" in some exchanges, such as "I have wardrobe demands too, I need to highlight my package" and "You aren't giving my package due credit."
Lee said no photos were exchanged.
When the scandal broke, she sought Weiner's advice on how to deal with the media. The pair continued to communicate and on June 2 he phoned her, advising that if they both stayed quiet the scandal would die down.
"Once it got to the point that he lied on national television I knew that anything I said after that would either have to be a lie or an admission. I didn't want to do either," Lee said.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has requested an ethics probe to determine what, if any, House rules Weiner may have broken. The probe could take months, even up to a year.
Allred said Lee is prepared to provide her communications with Weiner to any ethics investigation and would also testify if called.
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Yes, I have a valid passport. I can go pretty much anywhere as long as travel and rates are covered. I normally travel on a regular basis. More than likely I'll be coming to your neck of the woods at some point. In the coming months I've got travels planned to the following areas, contact me for exact dates and locations:
ATL...beginning/middle of June
AL
KY
All Over TN
Chicago...beginning of May
South FL...June
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If your city/state is NOT listed I have no problem making a special trip if travel and rates are covered. I KNOW how to find my way to the airport!
I am available for hire as a model, feature dancer/headliner, actress, and gogo dancer. If you are interested in working together please include the following in your message to me:
- a description of the project
- location
- length of shoot
- compensation offered
- If MUA, hairstylist, wardrobe, etc. will be provided
Also, if you are interested in working together, please send me a message. I sometimes don't see comments or tags, so if you'd like to shoot, sending me a message is the best way to see how we can make it happen, I promise!
I can travel anywhere, anytime as long as I have notice. My schedule is typically booked about 30 days in advance, so please keep that in mind.
**I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MUA, STYLISTS, AND HAIR STYLISTS TO WORK WITH DURING MY TRAVELS/WHEN I'M AT HOME!!**
Due to limited time, I am only able to accept paid work, though I may be willing to trade for tearsheets. I am open to working with photographers of all levels, so don't be afraid to contact me if you are just starting out.
P.S.-Yes, I have lupus. I've known I've had it for a few years now. It does make me more selective about the work that I do, as I have less time and energy to go around, but I still love my job and want to make the best of the time I do have. No, it does not make me any less awesome than I was before I admitted it to the general public. Just sayin'
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