PORN AGAIN
THE woman whose X-rated relationship with Anthony Weiner secured his downfall has revealed in a new interview how she “capitalized” on the sexting scandal by doing porn.
Sydney Leather claims that people already thought she was a “w****” after her raunchy texts with convicted sex offender Weiner torpedoed his 2013 New York City Mayoral run.
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Sydney Leather claims she ‘capitalized’ with porn after the sex scandalCredit: Instagram/Sydney Leathers
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She had an X-rated relationship with Anthony WeinerCredit: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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He had previously been outed for sending explicit photos to women
Weiner was married to Hillary Clinton’s top aide Huma Abedin at the time the sexts were revealed, coming only a year after a previous lewd photo led to his departure from Congress.
He messaged Indiana native Leather, then 22 years old, under the alias “Carlos Danger.”
Leathers, now 31, has since become a star in porn, performing on Pornhub and OnlyFans, while going to college and getting her degree.
“I felt like the societal stigma was already there in such a real way,” Leathers told The Business of Business in a new Q&A.
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Leathers became a fan on Pornhub and OnlyFansCredit: Instagram/Sydney Leathers
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She said she has also gone to college since the scandalCredit: Instagram/Sydney Leathers
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Leathers hit out at Weiner saying he would make an NFT from one of his picturesCredit: Instagram/Sydney Leathers
“And with it being my legal name, I just felt like it wasn’t much of a leap to then do porn. It was just like, ‘Oh, well, people already think I’m a whore.’”
Leathers added that she is “blessed” with a porn-star-sounding name and so it was a natural step.
She did hit out at Weiner, however, after he mentioned in a recent interview with the New York Times that he wants to “cash in” on the photo that first got him into trouble in 2011.
In May of that year, he had used his public Twitter profile to send a sexually explicit photograph of himself to a woman who was following him.
After initially denying he sent the link, Weiner later admitted to exchanging messages and photos of a sexual nature with about six women and resigned from Congress.
Weiner, who is a registered sex offender, had mentioned plans to sell the initial picture as an NFT, a nonfungible token that can be traded on blockchain technology.
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She said she now focuses on her workCredit: Instagram/Sydney Leathers
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Leathers said she could have become homeless after the scandalCredit: Instagram/Sydney Leathers
“I don’t know the rules behind like sex offenders selling [such an NFT], but it seems sketchy. … And it seems like his parole officer, or whoever he checks in with needs to be like, ‘Hey, not a good idea,’” Leathers claimed.
In the interview, Leathers also compared herself to Monica Lewinsky as she suggested that she did not have the same support available when she lost her job in 2013 when the scandal erupted.
“It was upsetting, like, I’m somebody who comes from a family who has nothing,” Leathers said.
“No shade to Monica Lewinsky, I think she’s great. But she comes from a different situation. She was never going to potentially be homeless because of what she went through.
“I literally could have been homeless. I didn’t have anybody to like, live with, and recuperate. I didn’t have anybody who could help me make rent. I had no one, I was on my own.”
Leathers has also said she’s come a long way since the scandal almost a decade ago.
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Weiner was wrapped up in several sexting scandalsCredit: Handout
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The scandal with Leathers destroyed Weiner’s mayoral campaignCredit: AP:Associated Press
“I’ve been in trauma therapy. I went to college, I got my degree,” she told the publication.
“For everybody who thought I was a ‘fame whore’ — I stayed in the Midwest. Like you know what I mean? I didn’t move to LA seeking fame. I’m a very like normal, boring person actually,” the Indiana resident added.
“Now I focus on my job. My job is really like my passion. And then my other passion is helping stray cats. I foster kittens, I get stray cats spayed and neutered in my community.”
Weiner is a registered sex offender after having served time for sending explicit photos to a 15-year-old girl in 2016.
The former congressman represented New York’s 9th district, having taken over from current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer when Schumer won his Senate race in 1999.
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Weiner was married to top Clinton aide Huma Abedin at the timeCredit: Reuters
Weiner was well-liked by the voting population, winning seven terms between January 1999 and June 2011, and never receiving less than 60 percent of the vote.
He was also well-connected, as his wife, Huma Abedin, served as one of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s top aides. Former President Bill Clinton even officiated their wedding.
The couple is currently estranged after Abedin filed for divorce but then withdrew the motion.
The ex-representative has a number of sexting scandals under his belt, resigning from office in 2011 after the racy photos he sent to a woman were publicized on Twitter.
He also texted with a 17-year-old girl from Delaware, which was investigated by cops.
When confronted about communicating with the girl, Weiner denied sending any inappropriate messages.
On May 29, 2017, the rep pleaded guilty to another unrelated sexting charge after sending a sexually explicit image to a minor.
He was sentenced to 21 months in jail, paid a $10,000 fine, and had to register as a sex offender.