The media circus surrounding Herman Cain just got its third ring.
The celebrity gossip website Radar reports that Gloria Allred — yes, that one — will introduce America to a woman who says Cain harassed her in the past.
The woman, who will be the first to go public on Monday, sought Cain’s help with an employment issue and was allegedly sexually harassed by him. Allred and her client will discuss, in detail, what she alleges occurred with Cain.
Allred’s office did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation on the Radar story.
Other Cain accusers have declined the spotlight. On Friday, the attorney for a woman who settled a sexual harassment claim against Cain with the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s told reporters in Washington that his client stood by her claim but would not be saying anything more about it. Another woman who allegedly settled a sexual harassment claim against Cain with the NRA also has not come forward.
For his part, Cain has been working to put the story behind him. In Texas this weekend Cain told reporters he was not talking about the harassment charges anymore, promising his campaign is “getting back on message.”
Allred, who’s made representing women involved in political scandals a highlight of her career, already weighed in on the Cain case in an interview with The Hill last week.
“Hopefully he’s not going to be able to dance away from this, and avoid and evade answering the questions,” she told the paper.
Evan McMorris-Santoro
Evan McMorris-Santoro has covered politics for TPM since 2009. Before that, he was a reporter at National Journal’s Hotline covering election 2008. He started his career covering local politics at newspapers in TN and his native NC.
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