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| Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces drug video allegations | Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces drug video allegations |
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| A Canadian paper says it has seen video footage that appears to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine, but cannot verify its authenticity. | A Canadian paper says it has seen video footage that appears to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine, but cannot verify its authenticity. |
| The Toronto Star said two of its reporters were shown the clip by a tipster who tried to sell the video to the paper. | The Toronto Star said two of its reporters were shown the clip by a tipster who tried to sell the video to the paper. |
| The story emerged after a US online news site ran the same allegation. | The story emerged after a US online news site ran the same allegation. |
| Mr Ford told reporters as he left his home that the allegations were "ridiculous", but did not elaborate. | Mr Ford told reporters as he left his home that the allegations were "ridiculous", but did not elaborate. |
| His lawyer, Dennis Morris, earlier told the Toronto Star that in any video, it was impossible to tell what a person was doing. | |
| "How can you indicate what the person is actually doing or smoking?" Mr Morris told the paper. | "How can you indicate what the person is actually doing or smoking?" Mr Morris told the paper. |
| 'Well-lit room' | 'Well-lit room' |
| The Toronto Star said two of its reporters were shown the video - reportedly filmed on a smartphone - on 3 May, after meeting an anonymous tipster in a car park. | The Toronto Star said two of its reporters were shown the video - reportedly filmed on a smartphone - on 3 May, after meeting an anonymous tipster in a car park. |
| The newspaper said the footage showed Mr Ford "sitting in a chair, wearing a white shirt, top buttons open, inhaling from what appears to be a glass crack pipe". | The newspaper said the footage showed Mr Ford "sitting in a chair, wearing a white shirt, top buttons open, inhaling from what appears to be a glass crack pipe". |
| The Toronto Star said that although it had no way to verify the authenticity of the video, the clip "appears to clearly show Ford in a well-lit room". | The Toronto Star said that although it had no way to verify the authenticity of the video, the clip "appears to clearly show Ford in a well-lit room". |
| The paper added that it "did not pay money and did not obtain a copy of the video". | The paper added that it "did not pay money and did not obtain a copy of the video". |
| The editor of US online news site Gawker, John Cook, said in a blog post that he had also seen the clip but did not want to pay the six-figure amount demanded by the video's owner. | The editor of US online news site Gawker, John Cook, said in a blog post that he had also seen the clip but did not want to pay the six-figure amount demanded by the video's owner. |
| Mr Ford's lawyer reportedly sent an email to Gawker, threatening legal action. | Mr Ford's lawyer reportedly sent an email to Gawker, threatening legal action. |
| "Mayor Ford denies such [sic!] took place, and if such posting occurs, it is false and defamatory, and you will be held legally accountable," the email read, according to Gawker. | "Mayor Ford denies such [sic!] took place, and if such posting occurs, it is false and defamatory, and you will be held legally accountable," the email read, according to Gawker. |
| Meanwhile, Canadian paper The Province has launched an online fundraising campaign to buy the video. | Meanwhile, Canadian paper The Province has launched an online fundraising campaign to buy the video. |