Governor Cuomo’s ex, Sandra Lee, offered words of “healing” to her followers on social media just hours after allegations of sexual harassment were made public against him by a second woman in a matter of days.
“Sending peace to everyone and loving healing greetings from Malibu! The best sunsets ever thanks to God for the Ocean! Lee posted on Instagram on Saturday night, next to a photo of a beach.
The post came hours after The New York Times revealed that Cuomo’s former aide, Charlotte Bennet, 25, is accusing the 63-year-old governor of asking her inappropriate personal questions at work – saying he was open to relationships with women in their 20s and making her feel like she wanted to date her.
The accusations were made days after another former aide, Lindsey Boylan, publicly accused the governor of trying to kiss her on the lips in his New York City office in 2018. She also said he suggested they play strip poker in a flight from your state official jet in October 2017.
Bennett said the interactions took place at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – months after his fall 2019 breakup with Lee, whom he dated for 14 years.
Lee, 54, recently said in April that he still had daily contact with the governor.
“He’s still my guy,” she told Today. “None of us, as far as I know, had a date.”
At about the same time, Cuomo was supposed to be coming to Bennett – who grew up in Westchester County and is about the same age as Cuomo’s daughters.
Bennett told the Times that the governor revealed to her at a meeting in June in his office in Albany that he felt alone and “could not even hug anyone” before pressing her over who she had last hugged.
Cuomo responded to Bennett’s allegations in a statement on Saturday – while requests for an investigation into the governor’s conduct expanded.
“I never made any progress towards Mrs. Bennett nor did I intend to act inappropriately,” said Cuomo. “The last thing I would like to do is make her feel any of the things that are being reported.”