Massie lashes out when pressed on ex-girlfriend's allegations of affair with GOP firebrand
Rep. Thomas Massie lashed out at a Fox News Digital reporter when asked about allegations from his purported ex-girlfriend before turning his phone on the reporter, asking him if he likes "gay porn."
The exchange unfolded after a woman who claims to be his ex-girlfriend came forward with allegations that he offered her money and asked her to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) related to a wrongful termination dispute. She also made allegations that he had bragged to her about an alleged sexual encounter with Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., just weeks after his wife died.
After the reporter told Massie he wanted to give him an opportunity to respond publicly to the allegations, the Kentucky Republican turned the exchange around.
"So let me ask you, I heard that you like gay porn," Massie said as he pulled out his phone and began recording the reporter. "Is that true?"
As the reporter began to walk away from the heated exchange, Massie continued to bombard the reporter with more questions while filming.
"Are you a real loser?" he asked the reporter.
"No, come back man," Massie said to the Fox News Digital reporter as the reporter walked away as he continued to follow behind him recording.
"Are you with Fox?" he asked. "Is that a legitimate news organization? Is this what you do for a living?"
The interaction started with the reporter asking Massie if he could "clear up" the allegations from his ex-girlfriend, former congressional staffer Cynthia West, that claimed he offered her $5,000 in exchange for her to drop a lawsuit for wrongful termination against Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., — an ally of Massie.
"It’s all false," Massie said when asked.
Massie was then questioned about the allegations of him having alleged sexual relations with Boebert, as West also claimed Massie bragged to her about a sexual encounter with Boebert within weeks after his wife’s death.
"It’s all false," he said again when asked about Boebert.
Boebert also erupted at the same Fox News Digital reporter earlier this month for asking the same questions about their alleged sexual encounter.
"F--- you, first of all!’ Boebert said to the reporter when bringing up the claims from Massie’s alleged ex-girlfriend.
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"If you're gonna bring me into this, like, the sexist stuff is like out of control," she continued. "So there's your clickbait that you were looking for."
Earlier in the exchange with Massie, he questioned why Fox News was asking about the allegations.
"When did you all become a tabloid?" Massie asked. "Seriously, dude."
The allegations against Massie surfaced just a week before Massie was defeated in the race to keep his House seat in the May 19 Republican primary.