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Chris Lee, Shirtless Congressman, Resigns In Wake Of Controversy

Rep. Christopher Lee of western New York abruptly resigned with only a vague explanation of regret after a gossip website reported that the married congressman had sent a shirtless photo of himself flexing his muscles to a woman whose Craigslist ad he answered.

"I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents," Lee posted in a surprise announcement Wednesday night on his congressional website. "I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness."

A woman described as a 34-year-old Maryland resident and government employee provided the Gawker website with e-mails she said were an exchange between her and Lee in response to an ad she placed last month in the "Women Seeking Men" section of Craigslist. ( Read Chris Lee Shirtless more... )

How Chris Lee's Shirtless Pictures Makes Everyone Like Gawker Again

After rolling out a site-wide redesign on the 7th, Gawker seemingly became the most universally disliked thing on the Web since Kenneth Cole put down the BlackBerry and stepped away from Twitter. The site was almost universally deemed unreadable by users, prompting founder Nick Denton to tell his staff to, "stay cool: we've been through worse backlashes."

And then site uncovered a picture of a Republican congressman flexing shirtless in fron of the bathroom mirror, MySpace style. Christopher Lee of New York, apparently looking for ladies on the "Women for Men" section of the site's personals, sent the image to a woman asking to "prove to me not all CL men look like toads." Lee's e-mail stated that he was a "divorced...fit fun classy guy."

Thing is, the congressman is married. ( Read Chris Lee Shirtless more... )

Chris Lee Shirtless

Chris Lee Shirtless, Congress Chris Lee (R-Clarence) has resigned his seat last week after pictures of him shirtless on the surface gawker.com site. Lee issued a statement which in part reads: “It was a great honor to serve the people of Western New York I regret the hurt that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents I deeply and sincerely apologize to all of them … I’ve made mistakes and I deeply committed to working as hard as I can to ask forgiveness. “

Gawker posted a photo of a shirtless Chris Lee Republic on Wednesday, claiming the Western New York’s Congress has sent a photo of a woman who posted an ad on Craigslist. ( Read Chris Lee Shirtless more... )

NY congressman's shirtless photo has heads shaking

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The sudden resignation of Republican Congressman Chris Lee amid a topless photo scandal has jolted his western New York district, as well as party leaders left to defend a seat already seen as vulnerable to redistricting.

The 46-year-old married father stepped down in Washington Wednesday after the gossip site Gawker reported he had responded to a woman's Craigslist ad with a shirtless photo and flirtatious messages.

Constituents in Lee's district are reacting with everything from disappointment to disbelief. ( Read Chris Lee Shirtless more... )

Rep. Chris Lee Resigns, Shirtless Photos Surface

BUFFALO, NY - Congressman Chris Lee (R- Clarence) resigned his seat Wednesday afternoon after shirtless photos of him surfaced on the website gawker.com.

Lee issued a statement that, in part, reads: "It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Western New York. I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents. I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness. "

Gawker posted a photo of a shirtless Rep. Chris Lee on Wednesday claiming the Western New York congressman sent the picture to a woman who posted an ad on craigslist. ( Read Chris Lee Shirtless more... )

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