She used to date Anthony Weiner, and, at first, political commentator Kirsten Powers defended him.

Powers said that what most shocked her was the “sociopathic lying” in which Weiner engaged with the media. “That takes it to a whole new level … I mean, people always lie in sex scandals, but this is kind of on a whole new level I think.”

When Weiner urged Powers to stand by him as rumors swirled in the now notorious scandal, she did. “We haven’t had a lot of contact in the last couple of years, but we’re still friends … and I believed him.”