Martinez said her comments were not intended to be racist, and the audio scandal has left her and her family 'completely destroyed.'
In Nury Martinez's first interview since a leaked audio that prompted her resignation from City Hall, the former Los Angeles City Council president said that her comments were not intended to be racist, and that the scandal has left her and her family 'completely destroyed.
That’s another thing that I will never forgive myself for,' Martinez said. 'That was just a horrible, insensitive thing to say. I certainly don’t have anything against the Oaxacan community. I feel horrible for having insulted the community.' She also addressed what she said about Dist. Atty. George Gascón: 'F— that guy. I’m telling you now, he’s with the Blacks.
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