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Caitlin Clark's return falls flat after Fever coach limits her in loss to shorthanded Sparks
All eyes were on Caitlin Clark on Wednesday night as she made her anticipated return from injury in a road matchup in Los Angeles.
But instead of a triumphant comeback, the Fever spent the entire night chasing the Sparks as Clark's rough return fueled a 106-92 rout.
The superstar never found a groove, looking completely out of sync in her return from a back injury.
Much of that disjointed performance falls squarely on head coach Stephanie White, who kept Clark on a ridiculously tight leash by limiting her to just 16 minutes. The stop-and-go approach could have sabotaged any chance for the phenom to establish a rhythm.
Clark finished with just 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Her minus-16 plus-minus told the story.
The Los Angeles Sparks were severely shorthanded, taking the floor without stars Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink.
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Yet while a depleted Sparks roster played to win, Indiana spent the night over-managing its biggest asset.
With Clark on a minutes restriction and Aliyah Boston out of the lineup, Kelsey Mitchell was forced to shoulder the entire offensive burden.
Mitchell did her part, pouring in 29 points while shooting 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.
But one hot hand couldn't stop an efficient LA squad.
The Sparks shot 45% from three-point range, going 9-of-20 from deep to cruise to the 106-92 victory.
White's next move is to sit Clark against the Mercury on Thursday while Boston returns.
After Wednesday's loss to a shorthanded Sparks team, it's fair to question whether Indiana's cautious approach is working. The Fever dropped to 12-9.
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Justin Baldoni and wife Emily break two-year silence on Blake Lively lawsuit and 'injustice'
Justin Baldoni is breaking his silence two years after the Blake Lively legal drama began.
On Wednesday night, Baldoni and his wife, Emily, sat down and filmed a lengthy video for Instagram. The couple detailed the last two years being filled with "injustice" and "trauma."
"We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it’s not because we haven’t had anything to say," Justin began the video.
He added, "Because lord knows we have, but it just felt like every time we went to make a video like this, we wanted to speak, something was telling us not to. It just didn’t feel like the right time, and we were talking about it and feeling into it and praying about it."
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Emily said: "This feels like the moment," and "There’s so much to say."
The legal battle between Lively and Baldoni stemmed from the production of the 2024 movie "It Ends With Us." Rumors of tension surfaced during the movie's press tour when Baldoni promoted the movie separately from Lively and the rest of the cast.
In December 2024, Lively filed a complaint and later a federal lawsuit alleging Baldoni sexually harassed her on set and, after she raised concerns, orchestrated a campaign to damage her reputation. Baldoni denied the allegations and responded with lawsuits against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, The New York Times, and others, accusing them of defamation, extortion, and attempting to destroy his career.
Over the following year, both sides engaged in a highly public legal fight that included the release of text messages, behind-the-scenes footage, subpoenas, and multiple amended court filings. Rather than proceed to trial, Lively and Baldoni reached a confidential settlement in May 2026 without either side admitting wrongdoing or paying damages to the other. The only remaining issue before the court is Lively's request for approximately $8 million in attorney's fees and litigation costs, which Baldoni is contesting.
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In the video uploaded on Wednesday, Justin shared that they wouldn't cover everything and his wife agreed, adding that they have "immense gratitude for ... so many people and so many things that have happened to us."
"Gratitude has saved us," Justin added.
Emily noted that despite the gratitude that they both have, it doesn’t "negate the injustice and the pain that we have also felt in the last few years."
"We’ve had to wrestle with so many things and try to understand so many things, like how could something like this even happen? Let alone disguised as a fight for women. So much to unpack," she continued.
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Emily said that the couple experience "a lot of trauma" and it is difficult for them to discuss it.
"We don’t even know if this is the right thing to say. We just know we need to share something," Justin said. "What I will say is that there have been so many painful things that have been spoken into existence over the last couple of years. That created so much noise, and we didn’t want to add to the noise. So we just wanted to let the justice system run its course."
Emily added that "the truth and the facts have spoken for themselves."
The couple, who tied the knot in 2013, gave an update to fans about how their lives are two years after the legal battle began.
"We are healing," Justin said. "If you’ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn’t linear. It looks different every day. We have had to rethink for ourselves what is real, and what matters. It’s this. It’s our family, it’s our friends, it’s our community, who have been their for us, it’s our faith."
He said that this situation has led to him and Emily growing "closer, more devoted, and steadfast in our faith than we’ve ever been."
Justin said that Emily prayed "people would have discernment" while he thanked viewers for their support.
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"So many of you had discernment, and you used your intuition, and you trusted that. You have given your time to fight for us. Thank you does not feel like enough. But we’re here, in large part, because of so many of you, and all of our friends and family," Justin said.
To wrap up the video, Justin said the biggest lesson they have learned throughout this journey. "When God presses the reset button, and everything else is stripped away, that’s when love shows up," he said.
Emily added, "And it did. There’s so much more to say. The time will come. But for now, we are going to focus on continuing the healing and hanging out with our kiddos and enjoying life."
Although the courtroom battle between Baldoni and Lively has largely concluded, the dispute remains one of Hollywood's most talked-about legal sagas because of its impact on the movie, the celebrities involved, and the broader conversation about workplace conduct and reputation management.
Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing: Judge orders redactions to ex-lover’s video testimony
PROVO, Utah — Video testimony from Lance Twiggs, the former lover of suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, will be played in court Thursday morning as a week-long preliminary hearing nears its end.
Prosecutors intended to play it Wednesday, but after a series of objections from the defense, Judge Tony Graf Jr. called for redactions, and prosecutors said they’d rather wait until the morning to ensure they could comply with the court order before playing it.
Charlie’s widow, Erika Kirk, shared several emotional embraces with her mother-in-law, Kathy Kirk, and was also wiping tears when the family attorney, Jeff Neiman, asked the court to play the unredacted video for "all the world to see."
From the gallery, she appeared to urge the lawyer to approach the podium for the first time since the hearing began Monday.
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Playing only a redacted version would create "doubt and distrust in the judicial system," Neiman argued.
"The Kirk family believes strongly that if the evidence is being admitted in this preliminary hearing, it should be made public for the world to see no redactions," he told the judge. "This court has tools at its disposal to make sure the defendant receives a fair trial. You'll use them if you find that you need to."
Graf, however, agreed to redactions of about 16 minutes of the roughly 37-minute video statement from Twiggs, as suggested by the defense, after Robinson attorney Richard Novak raised constitutional concerns about televising a "confession" before trial.
The full video is expected to show Twiggs discussing texts, chat logs and a note that the defense said prosecutors and the public would consider a "confession" from Robinson.
Novak said the defense does not characterize them as a confession.
Robinson appeared visibly uneasy at times during the hearing, especially during mentions of Twiggs, his lover at the time of the shooting — taking deep breaths, fidgeting and adjusting his suit jacket.
Some of the alleged texts between Robinson and Twiggs have been made public already, in which prosecutors claim the defendant mentions being "stuck in Orem," where the shooting took place — and appears to take responsibility for being "the one who did it."
Mention of the texts are expected to be redacted from the video played Thursday, but the judge said he will consider them when he makes his probable cause decision.
Graf also said the preliminary hearing will end by 5 p.m. Friday, squelching speculation that the planned five-day hearing could run longer.
At the end of the hearing, as everyone stood, Erika and Kathy Kirk shared a tearful hug.
Fetterman unloads on scandal-plagued Platner after rape allegation ends Senate bid: 'Adios, trash bag'
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Graham Platner was always a "dead man walking" after the scandal-plagued Democratic candidate dropped out of the Maine U.S. Senate race following a rape allegation.
"The trash took itself out tonight. And now, finally, people in Maine have a chance to really vote on someone that's not a total piece of trash," Fetterman said on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Wednesday.
"[Platner] will only be remembered as the accused rapist that got pushed out of your election. That's your legacy, bro. And you are a guy that cheats on your wife. You're the guy that roughs up your ex-girlfriend."
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After facing a multitude of scandals, including sexual misconduct and domestic abuse allegations, Platner dropped out of the Maine race Wednesday.
He announced his exit in an 11-minute video posted to X Wednesday evening, calling the rape allegation from a former partner "false." (Platner has not been criminally charged for the allegation.)
"To give that weird long speech and pretend like people will miss you?" Fetterman said. "No one's going to forget you other than [as] the guy that was pushed out of the election because a woman credibly accused you of raping her. So that's his legacy."
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"No one wants you anymore. I'm like, bro, you are an accused rapist," the senator continued. "Adios, trash bag."
Platner, a military veteran and oyster farmer, spent much of his campaign on the defensive as multiple scandals rocked his candidacy, including a chest tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and abuse allegations from former girlfriends.
The allegation that triggered Platner's exit from the race came from Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, who told CNN's Jake Tapper that "by dictionary definition" Platner "raped" her.
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Racicot alleged that Platner entered her home uninvited and forced her to have unprotected sex despite her repeatedly telling him to stop.
Her allegation was the latest in a series of controversies that have dogged Platner.
"He's always been a dead man walking," Fetterman said.
Fetterman blasted his left-leaning colleagues like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who endorsed Platner in the Maine Senate race, saying they owe voters an apology.
"What did [Democrats] see in this guy? Was it the Nazi tattoo, was it the gross messages online, the way he roughs up women?" Fetterman questioned.
"Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign," he added.
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Republicans currently control the chamber 53-47 and flipping the Senate seat in left-leaning Maine is a key part of the Democrats' path to retake the majority.
Platner’s exit from the race will make the math harder for Democrats vying for the Senate majority.
"Go back under that rock that you came from," Fetterman said of Platner.
Is another team ready to take over the top of the Big Ten from Indiana and Ohio State?
After years of unchecked dominance from the SEC, the Big Ten Conference cemented its place as the best in college football in the 2025-2026 season.
The Indiana Hoosiers completed a remarkable 16-0 season by winning a National Championship, beating Ohio State in the conference championship game, dominating Alabama in the Rose Bowl, then blowing out Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
That completed a Big Ten trifecta, with the Michigan Wolverines winning a championship in 2024, then the Buckeyes following it up by beating Notre Dame to win the title in 2025. While the SEC might have better depth overall, it's no question that the top of the Big Ten is as good or better than anyone.
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And a new program might be ready to take their turn at the top of the Big Ten: those same Oregon Ducks.
One of the most predictive measures of a team's strength from year to year is how much production they return from the previous season. It makes sense; the more key players that stay with the team, the better it is for continuity and development.
The Big Ten, oddly enough, has several teams that return much of their production on both sides of the ball. ESPN's Bill Connelly ran the numbers, finding that teams like Maryland, Nebraska, Minnesota and UCLA all ranked in the top 10 nationally in returning value. Though given how these teams played in 2025, that's less important. Number 12, though? The Oregon Ducks.
And that carryover production is coming from a team that lost just two games all season, both to Indiana. They handled a very good USC team, 42-27, overcame miserable conditions to outlast the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road, beat the rival Washington Huskies, and most impressively, shut out an elite Texas Tech team 23-0 in the College Football Playoff. And they bring back the players responsible for 66% of their overall production, including star quarterback Dante Moore.
Just behind them at 65%? USC, heading into a pivotal season under Lincoln Riley.
Here's where Oregon has the advantage, however. They bring that percentage back from a team that was significantly better than USC. It's no surprise then, that per Connelly's SP+ projections, Oregon is expected to be the No. 2 team in the country, by efficiency on offense, defense and special teams.
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What about the other Big Ten schools, though?
USC is the biggest wildcard. They sit at No. 13 in the SP+ projections, thanks to an elite offense and a defense that's expected to be solid, if unspectacular. But their special teams projections are all the way down at No. 100 in the country, thanks to a series of disastrous mistakes in 2025. Special teams, though, should be the easiest area to improve upon. So if the Trojans can make some adjustments, they could exceed the eight game win expectancy.
Ohio State and Indiana, the two most recent champions, have a bit of a tougher hill to climb, though their roster composition is far from disastrous. The Buckeyes bring back 60% of their production, while Indiana is at 56%, even with several huge departures. That ranks at No. 31 and No. 52, respectively. Important, but not enough to push either team out of the top 5 in the national projections. And Ohio State sits at No. 1, thanks to consistently elite recruiting and key players like Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith returning.
But if there is an upset brewing at the top of the conference, Oregon might be the place to look. The question then becomes, can they put it all together against a difficult schedule? The Ducks play USC on the road, host Nebraska, travel to Illinois, play Ohio State on the road, host Michigan and have their rivalry game against Washington at Autzen.
It won't be easy, but don't be surprised if at the end of the season, Dan Lanning and the Ducks are right back in the mix.
Social media influencer and model, 22, killed in violent highway crash
A popular 22-year-old social media influencer and model was killed in a weekend car crash that also claimed the life of another passenger, authorities said.
Officials identified one of the victims as Ayzia J. Toledo, a Philadelphia-area resident known for her modeling work and lifestyle content under the handle "AYZIA J."
Toledo was driving a BMW with two other passengers late Sunday night when she lost control of the vehicle on a New Jersey freeway, police told Fox News Digital on Monday.
The vehicle veered off the roadway, overturned and crashed into a tree in Deptford Township, about 12 miles south of Philadelphia.
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"Toledo lost directional control of the vehicle, ran off the roadway to the left, overturned and struck a tree," New Jersey State Police said.
Both Toledo and her front-seat passenger "sustained fatal injuries," according to authorities.
The second victim was identified as Henrietta F. Carter, a 22-year-old woman from Darby, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb.
A third passenger who was seated in the rear of the vehicle suffered minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital, authorities said.
Officials said the crash remains under investigation.
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Toledo was a popular social media influencer who frequently shared content about beauty, fashion and her life in the Philadelphia area. She had amassed more than 300,000 followers across her social media accounts, including more than 250,000 followers on TikTok and about 87,000 on Instagram.
Following news of her death, fans flooded her social media pages with messages of grief and condolences.
According to a GoFundMe page dedicated to Toledo, she had been "building an incredible future for herself."
"Ayzia was deeply loved by her family, cherished by her close friends, and admired by many throughout her community," the fundraiser said.
"Ayzia has gone home to Heaven to rest peacefully alongside her beloved mother and grandmother."
Her death came on the same day another young influencer was killed in a drive-by shooting while riding in a Lamborghini SUV in Miramar, Florida.
Officials identified the woman as 21-year-old content creator Brianna Johnson, who was known to her followers as DreamDoll Brii.
Jewish House Democrat recalls colleague saying there is no antisemitism because 'all the Jews are rich'
Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., described to CNN Tuesday an instance of a fellow House Democrat appearing to dismiss antisemitism because "all the Jews are rich."
Balint was one of multiple Jewish Democratic politicians who spoke to CNN about concerns regarding a growing sense of antisemitism among grassroots campaigns that have begun affecting established political figures like California state Sen. Scott Wiener.
She told CNN she was "shaken to [her] core" after seeing Wiener heckled by anti-Israel activists for his past support for Israel and Jewish heritage.
"She described a familiar ache," the article read. "Like, the people who tell her that homophobia doesn’t exist and then ask her what it means that she’s a lesbian. Like, the House Democratic colleague she wouldn’t name who she says came to a bipartisan antisemitism task force meeting and said, 'I didn’t really think there was any antisemitism anymore because all the Jews are rich.' Like the people who accuse Jewish politicians of having dual loyalty."
Though Balint has agreed with progressive Democrats claiming that Israel was guilty of "committing a genocide" in Gaza, she told CNN that she still fears a "day of reckoning" for her because of her support for the Jewish state.
"I know at some point there will be a day of reckoning because I still believe that Jews should have a homeland," Balint said. "There will be people — I think some of my own supporters — who will turn on me because I still believe in a two-state solution. I still do. I still believe that Israel should be safe and secure. I believe that the Palestinians have been so ill-treated for so long and deserve a safe and secure homeland. I do not believe Israel should be dismantled."
Fox News Digital reached out to Balint's office for comment.
Other Jewish Democrats expressed concerns that Israel is becoming a political "litmus test" for them despite their support for other progressive causes and criticism of the Israeli government.
"The experience of being a Jewish Democrat is to feel like … no matter what the topic — it can be affordable housing — it’s just a matter of time before someone links it to Israel," New York City comptroller Mark Levine said. "What is the list of litmus test issues.
"As far as I know, at this point, it is exclusively a list of questions on Israel. We’re progressives. We’re absolutely willing to criticize the actions of the current government of Israel. And we are. But we’re feeling excluded from many spaces right now, and it’s hard to conclude it’s not because we’re Jewish."
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Michigan state Rep. Noah Arbit told CNN he believed antisemitism is being perpetuated under the guise of criticizing Israel.
"After I leave office, I’m not sure I’ll ever call myself a Democrat again," Arbit said. "I don’t know how Jews can feel like you can align yourself with any political movement when the grassroots are so hostile to who you are and your community."
Fox News Digital also reached out to Arbit and Levine for comment.
Stepdad accused of sex assault as cops widen probe into girl’s lethal Benadryl ingredient dose
A Connecticut man is accused of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter who was found dead in her home with a lethal dose of diphenhydramine — the active ingredient in Benadryl — in her system, according to authorities.
Anthony Federline, 39, was charged in April with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor after the death of Eve Rogers, according to the Enfield Police Department.
Authorities are now looking to search Federline’s Facebook and Snapchat accounts, the family’s CVS Caremark account and two Amazon accounts as part of a probe into the girl's death, court documents show, according to WFLA.
Rogers was found dead in her home on March 18. According to court documents, her mother found her on her bedroom floor partially unclothed with a blanket covering her lower body. Blood and other fluids were running down from her nose, the documents stated.
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A sexual assault kit was performed on the girl before her autopsy, and Federline was determined to be one of the "contributors from a DNA swab," an arrest warrant said, according to WFLA. No charges have been filed in the girl’s death.
The medical examiner told police that toxicology testing indicated a lethal dosage of diphenhydramine in the girl's system. Fluoxetine, also known as Prozac, was also found in her system despite it not being prescribed to her, search warrants state, the outlet reported.
The report showed a diphenhydramine level of 23,000 ng/ml in Rogers’ blood, WFLA reported. Lethal concentrations are listed at 4,390 ng/ml for children and 14,720 ng/ml for adults, according to the report. The medical examiner said Rogers would have had to ingest about 1.8 liters of liquid diphenhydramine to reach the level found in her blood.
Investigators said it is unclear how she ingested the large dosage found in her system.
Rogers’ mother told detectives she used her Amazon account to buy medication, Sleep Aid capsules and a "sexual pleasure device" for her 12-year-old daughter, the outlet reported. However, investigators said no dyes were found in the girl’s system to indicate she had ingested Sleep Aid capsules despite the high level of diphenhydramine detected in her blood.
Her mother also said she had found inappropriate conversations between her daughter and unknown people on the internet, but police did not find these conversations during their searches.
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Federline told detectives he used applications such as Facebook and Snapchat to speak with his stepdaughter but claimed the conversations were not sexual.
New search warrants show that investigators are probing Federline’s online activity for the months leading up to the girl's death.
Federline has pleaded not guilty to the sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor charges. He is due back in court later this month.
More than 30 injured after Maryland transit bus crashes into building near Baltimore
More than 30 people were injured Wednesday when a public bus crashed into a building just outside Baltimore, Maryland, and one critical patient was extricated and taken to a hospital, authorities said.
First responders were on scene after a Maryland Transit Administration bus crashed on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, Fox 45 News reported.
Baltimore County officials said "numerous civilian vehicles" were involved in the crash, including one that overturned.
One person was trapped inside the bus, and another in a car was rescued by responding crews, authorities said.
A building engineer was en route to the crash, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
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A second mass casualty incident alarm was issued shortly after the crash, officials said.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he was monitoring the situation.
"Dawn and I are keeping everyone impacted in our hearts and prayers. We are deeply grateful for our first responders who acted with speed and skill to ensure the safety of our neighbors," he wrote on X. "We’ve been in close coordination with local officials to provide any support needed on the ground."
The Maryland State Highway Administration said roads near the crash were closed as crews responded. Drivers were urged to use alternate routes.
Carville blasts Dems amid Platner scandal, warning they ignored a classic rule of politics and paid the price
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville blasted Democrats for failing to properly vet Graham Platner during a podcast on Wednesday.
Democratic Party leaders and liberal commentators who once defended Platner amid previous scandals ranging from controversial rhetoric to a Nazi-associated tattoo have since denounced him over new sexual assault allegations.
Maine resident Jenny Racicot accused Platner of rape in interviews with Politico and CNN on Monday, alleging the Senate hopeful entered her home uninvited while intoxicated nearly five years ago and forced himself on her. Platner has denied the allegation.
Carville spoke about the election on Wednesday’s episode of "Politics War Room" as a clear case of younger Democrats failing to observe the tried and true political wisdom of the past.
"The Platner rise was also a rise of a different attitude set," Carville said. "It was the consultants of like 27, 28 years old, and they were not sort of straitjacketed by the old rules of politics, and it looked like they had some real success. I mean, they won. They knocked the incumbent governor — couldn’t even run — and they were kind of ahead in the polls.
"If I look back on this … you didn’t vet your own candidate? You mean you didn’t know?" Carville rhetorically asked of Maine Democrats. "OK, we used to get our own oppo researchers to do an oppo research book on us. It’s the most important research you do.
"And so they took off in this campaign, and all of this was recent. It wasn’t way back in some other godforsaken time. I don’t think they knew. I don’t think they wanted to know," Carville said. "It’s so, so '80s to do a briefing on your own candidate to find out what’s wrong with him. But, you know, there are certain rules in politics."
The denouncement was a stark contrast from Carville’s previous rhetoric in defense of Platner amid his previous scandals just over a month before.
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"He’s f---ed up. He’s been shot at. He’s a veteran. He’s a little bit weird. He’s an oysterman," said Carville, who, like Platner, served in the United States Marine Corps. "Maybe we need a combat veteran right on that Senate floor who is f---ed up."
One noteworthy part of the previous defense was his World War II comparison, arguing, "And you know if Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill could work with Joseph Stalin — who, by the way, well, I'll tell you this, he was a bad guy, a really bad guy, all right — then I can overlook a tattoo."
But one of Carville’s defenses of Platner, who has now been denounced by multiple past girlfriends, has aged particularly poorly.
"I don’t know how to tell The New York Times this, but boy puts hand on girl’s t---y, girl moves hand, boy walks away rejected and despondent. It happens," Carville said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Platner's campaign and did not receive any immediate reply.
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Fox News' Adam Pack and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.