Despite previous party line votes to table its report on Rep. Matt Gaetz when he was Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, the House Ethics Committee has now decided it will publish the report after all, reigniting the Gaetz sex scandal and roiling Congress as Gaetz threatens retaliation. Michael Schmidt, investigative reporter for the New York Times, discusses with Alex Wagner.

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A slew of damning texts were included in the House Ethics probe into Matt Gaetz that was made public Monday. Gaetz, who stands accused of paying women and a 17-year-old high schooler for sex, allegedly messaged about his sordid encounters and went as far as criticizing one woman for giving him only a brief “drive-by” meeting before “ditching” him because she was tired. House investigators also reviewed texts where Gaetz allegedly asked women to...

Nintendo has become the latest company to pull its advertising from a major Japanese broadcaster, after reports of a sex scandal involving the former frontman of a popular boyband and a female employee. The Switch 2 maker is currently in the midst of an advertising campaign for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, and had been subject to calls from fans to join a growing boycott of the high-profile Tokyo-based Fuji Television, Nikkei reports (via Automaton).

Former boy band idol Masahiro Nakai is embroiled in a sex scandal, leading to an exodus of over 50 major advertisers from Fuji TV. Nakai allegedly settled a JPY90 million case over sexual assault. Fuji TV faces criticism for mishandling the situation and potential internal corruption.