Herschel Walker was one of the most sought-after college names in the country at the beginning of his football career - but controversy has dogged his election campaign 👇
Former NFL star Herschel Walker is a Trump-backed Republican running for the Senate in Georgia.He has been described as"a hypocrite" for some of his views which are said to contradict events in his personal life.The 60-year-old is a former American football running back who became a household name over his appearances in the NFL.
He wrote about his 2001 diagnosis and coping with as many as a dozen personalities he had developed as part of a defence against bullying when he was a child.He has said he is pro-life and in August said he opposes terminating a pregnancy even in cases of rape or incest. Earlier this year, Mr Walker acknowledged reports that he had three children he had not publicly acknowledged - though he later said he had never denied they were his.Two women have come forward to claim Mr Walker got them pregnant and then put pressure on them to terminate the pregnancy.
The Daily Beast reported her bank deposit records showed the image of a $700 personal cheque from Mr Walker dated five days after the abortion receipt.In a statement posted on Twitter, he said he would file a lawsuit against the news outlet.
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