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New York City Mayor Eric Adams A local beat reporter was described as a “black, sick person” over a story in a book written by a woman who alleged that he had a romantic relationship with her.
East City Hall The official Jasmine Ray’s new tell-all memoir, political humanitydescribes an alleged secret relationship with adams From 2014 to 2016, when he served as city president of Brooklyn, according to the new York TimesAdams appointed Ray as the first Director of Sports, Wellness and Recreation for the city’s Mayor’s Office in 2022. He resigned from this post last month.
Adams endorsed the book on Thursday, write on x that Ray “always led with integrity” and that he “enjoyed” reading his book. But the same day, at a press conference, Adams attacked a journalist. New York Daily News That’s after the outlet reported that Ray first described sleeping with Adams in his Brooklyn Borough Hall office.
Meyer said it was “never in the book” because it appeared to be criticizing a reporter involved in the story.
“In daily news Today, it was said that a sexual act took place in Borough Hall that she reported in that book, and that was not the case,” Adams said. “You are a dark, sick person…Your name was on the byline.”
Adams said, “Some of you have been covering me for three and a half years, some of you are very sick and dark, and you are the leader of that.” “You are one of the most profound writers I have seen in this city.”
Adams accused the reporter of “having excessive sexual intercourse with a black man.”
He added, “How you think about having excessive sex with a black man is a disease.” “In the book, you say there was a sexual act at Borough Hall, which was never in the book, but that is characteristic of the sickness and darkness of your sick mind. You are one of the sickest journalists I know.”
Wray wrote that she and Adams “crossed that line” at Borough Hall, but she did not go into specific details, according to a Part His book shared on social media.
Ansh reads, “He didn’t ask. He didn’t explain. He just looked at me…and from that look I knew. He had made up his mind.” “He closed the distance like a man stepping into something he can’t get back from. And then he said, ‘F*** it.’ Once we crossed that line, the love and fun became even deeper.”
New York Daily News Executive editor Andrew Julian told City and State New York That outlet is “not the story here.”
Independent have contacted New York Daily News, Adams’ office and Ray for comment.
new York Times Ray’s book was described as a “passionate love letter” to the outgoing mayor, who ended his re-election bid last month. This is shown by many surveys New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani Ahead in the race for mayor’s post While his rival Andrew Cuomo remains in second place.
New Yorkers will choose their next mayor on November 4.