Stephen King deleted a post that appeared to support Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner following sexual assault allegations on Monday.he author added that if Platner "committed rape, he should bow out."Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, told Politico over the course of three interviews that Platner entered her home uninvited and forced her to have sex despite her telling him to stop several times in 2021, a claim that Platner denied in the story.
Racicot also described Platner as "almost blackout drunk" during the incident.Since the story's release, numerous prominent Democratic figures have called on Platner to suspend his campaign, including allies like Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
However, "The Shining" author initially wrote that he hoped that Platner "doesn't" drop out of the race.GRAHAM PLATNER'S MOST PROMINENT PRESS ALLIES ABANDON HIM AS RAPE ALLEGATION ROCKS MAINE SENATE RACEGraham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, faced a new rape allegation on Monday.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"Graham Platner may drop out.
(I hope he doesn’t, but.) Meanwhile, the Abuser in Chief just keeps on keepin’ on," King wrote.Though King deleted the post, he continued to write about Platner."Tell you what--if you knew the whole truth about everyone in the Senate and House of Reps, those chambers would be dead empty.Jesus said, 'Let him without sin cast the first stone,'" King wrote.That post drew outrage from social media users disturbed at King appearing to dismiss a rape allegation.PLATNER'S LATEST ACCUSER CLAIMS THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE 'ABSOLUTELY' RAPED HERStephen King previously wrote that he hoped Graham Platner didn't drop out of the Senate race.
(Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)After drawing criticism, King later clarified, "Not defending Grah [sic] Platner.If he committed rape, he should bow out.
Just making a comparison."King's follow-up post continued to receive backlash as people considered the post an attempt to wal...