Anthony Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, hold a press conference on Tuesday, July 23, to address explicit online exchanges that were published by a gossip website.
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Weiner said some of the exchanges happened after his resignation from the U.S. House in 2011.
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Abedin appeared beside her husband and made brief remarks backing him. "What I want to say is I love him, I have forgiven him, I believe in him, and as I have said from the beginning, we are moving forward," said Abedin.
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"This behavior is behind me. I've apologized to Huma and am grateful that she has worked through these issues with me and for her forgiveness," Weiner said.
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"I made the decision that it was worth staying in this marriage," Abedin said. "That was a decision I made for me, for our son and for our family."
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The press conference was held after chat messages purporting to be from Weiner were published on the website TheDirty.com. The post cited a "solid" source alleging Weiner engaged in lewd online conversations with her, and the site reproduced lengthy chats that were sexual in nature.
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Abedin added at one point that her husband had made "horrible mistakes, both before he resigned from Congress, and after."
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"While some things that have been posted today are true and some are not, there is no question that what I did was wrong," Weiner said.
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Weiner said he would not be giving up his mayoral bid. "I'm sure many of my opponents would like me to drop out of the race."