Toronto Mayor Rob Ford told reporters late Tuesday that publicly admitting he had smoked crack cocaine was the most embarrassing moment of his life. His remarks came just a few hours ahead of Rob Ford's stunning admission that he has, in fact, smoked crack cocaine — the latest twist in the scandal that has surrounded the mayor for months since reports first surfaced of a video, now in police hands, that is alleged to show him smoking the illegal drug. Ford denied the accusations, declaring shortly after the initial reports: "I do not use crack cocaine. Nor am I an addict of crack cocaine." "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine, probably in one of my drunken stupors," the Toronto mayor told surprised reporters at City Hall, adding that it "probably [happened] approximately about a year ago." The mayor had denied that video’s existence, but Toronto police Chief Bill Blair has said it is now in the possession of police. Ford has since called for that video to be released for all to see. Others on city council sided with Blair and defended Pringle, including Coun. “They are polarizing the city, or attempting to polarize the city, in such an unhealthy way,” Filion told reporters at city hall on Tuesday.
– Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted that he'd at least used crack today, in what the CBC describes as a "scrum" with reporters outside city hall. "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine," he said. "Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Um, probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately a year ago." He insisted that he was technically telling the truth when he said earlier this year that he didn't use crack cocaine, because he doesn't light up habitually. "I wasn't lying. You didn't ask the correct question." "There have been times when I've been in a drunken stupor," he said, according to the AP. "That's why I want to see the tape. … I want to see the state that I was in." Ford has clung to his office in the face of calls for his resignation. In another twist in the story, his brother, city councilor Doug Ford, called on police chief Bill Blair to resign today, alleging that Blair was biased against Rob Ford. Slate has audio of today's full and hilarious exchange between Rob Ford and reporters. And then there's this.