Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony is facing criticism from City Councilmembers and the community Wednesday for a video on social media showing him being spanked by a drag queen during a fundraising event in Santa Clarita.
Anthony responded to those critics at a Burbank City Council on Tuesday, saying he was going to take a “step back” and reconsider his choices in the future, according to media reports.
“I come from a very silly performance background,” Anthony told Fox News. “To me, what is goofy and normal to other folks seems inappropriate. That’s not their fault. That’s mine. I need to learn that line.”
The video was taken during a drag queen themed bingo night hosted by the Santa Clarita Valley Democrats over the weekend and shared by the WiseNuts podcast. Anthony was shown being spanked with a paddle in the video.
Other social media sites said children were in attendance at the fundraiser and witnessed the spanking. Anthony told Fox News there were no children at the event.
“All attendees were over 21 years of age,” Anthony told Fox News.
The invitation to the fundraiser indicated that all attendees were supposed to be 15 years or older.