Nikki Haley Affair: Larry Marchant Dishes Details Of Alleged One Night Stand (VIDEO)

Lobbyist Larry Marchant, who on Wednesday became the second man to claim he had an affair with South Carolina Republican gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Haley, is dishing details on his alleged one-night stand with the candidate.

"I had an inappropriate physical relationship with Nikki Haley," Marchant explains in an interview with WCBD in Charleston. "We had gone to dinner, I had some drinks, and things happened and that was it. It was one time and one time only... I spent the night with Ms. Haley and we had sexual relations, we had sex."

Marchant added: "I know in my heart what happened, and she's knows in her heart what happened.

The big twist is that Marchant has been serving as a political consultant to South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, a rival of Haley's in the governor's race.

Meanwhile, Haley vehemently denies that she had a sexual relations with Marchant, whose announcement came the same day as the primary frontrunner released a campaign ad subtly attempting to do damage control amid earlier allegations she had an extramarital affair with conservative blogger Will Folks. Making a cameo in the 30-second spot is Haley's husband Michael.

When asked in the interview about Haley's claim that she's been "100% faithful to her husband," Marchant simply states, "That's not true ... I know she was making some very, very strong statements about her relationship and it bothered me."

Watch the interview with Marchant:

Comments

[gmgallagher]

06:18 AM on 06/11/2010

It is very clear that he is telling the truth about the one night stand. If you know anything about tells when someone is lying...he is clearly not lying when he says, ‘‘she has been unfaithful to her marriage’’.....her husband has to be a complete idiot.....or just pathetic loser....to stay with her one single day....boy S.C. is completely FUBAR if they elect this cheater to the Governor's office.....wasn't the current Governor's BS enough???? Let's get a non-cheater to be the GOP candidate....in S.C. that would be a nice change.............

[Triple Bottomline]

10:03 AM on 06/09/2010

Clearly there isn't a drop of testosterone in this man's body, I hate to defend anyone Sarah Palin supports, but this closet homosexual has done more to expose his own sexuality than affect Nikki's campaign. I have no doubt that photos of him with a male escort will surface in the coming years. Politics is a lot like professional wrestling, you need an incredibly low IQ to think it is real.

[Proud Bay Man]

03:59 AM on 06/09/2010

I'm sure they swapped some lovely recipes.

[Proud Bay Man]

03:58 AM on 06/09/2010

Jon Stewart nailed this guy right on the head. Wait, let me rephrase that.

[Shrank]

01:39 AM on 06/09/2010

I'd like to know if she was any good in bed. Who wants a cold fish in the Governor's Mansion? Mr. Marchant, please elucidate.

[MizLiz]

06:34 PM on 06/08/2010

There's no way in the world Nikki would even consider sex with this silly little turkey. He's looking for a beard, like all closeted republicans.

[gisellestwocents]

06:23 PM on 06/18/2010

Maybe she gets excited by power and the pursuit thereof. And lots of people do get too loose when intoxicated -- even gay people. Stranger things have happened ... who really knows. But why would these guys come up with this? I always say that where there's smoke, there's fire. But I could be wrong.

[rafjack]

04:57 PM on 06/08/2010

Ms. Marchant is too much. The only way they had sex was if Nikki was slipped a roofie. More likely the affair was with Bauer . . . now thats a story worth sharing.

[MizLiz]

06:37 PM on 06/08/2010

Looks like Bauer isn't married.....hmmm....

[GSMRaleigh]

12:30 PM on 06/08/2010

That's the problem with southern male politicians. It's so hard to tell if they are gay or straight. Apparently, they have a problem figuring that out about themselves also.

[CJWebber]

11:08 AM on 06/07/2010

Why are these guys coming out with this? Maybe it's true, maybe it isn't. But so what? Is this not between her and her husband?

[gisellestwocents]

06:26 PM on 06/18/2010

It goes to character. So it is relevant -- especially if she's not being up front and honest.

[Dez3]

10:47 AM on 06/06/2010

Wow! Maybe he should go on Tour with the mistresses of Tiger Woods.

[treadway123]

03:00 PM on 06/05/2010

I would think it was best these two men aired it now, an not end up with another Stanford/unfaithful spouse down the road. I think South Carolina deserves a decent Representative for there state. If this is a lie, than lets hear it. Don't just denie it untill after your elected an caught at it. We need evidence an facts. This guy says there were a lot of people around, they went to two bars. This is the second man, an when will another one pop up. The first one looked/sounded if-e, but this one sound credable. Pass the pop-corn an let's roll!

[MizLiz]

06:35 PM on 06/08/2010

Doesn't even come close to a lie. It's more like Sci-Fi Fantasy.

[SirCoolBreeze]

12:49 PM on 06/05/2010

A pang of conscience from a Political Consultant? for $$$ only...

[useyourbrain]

11:32 PM on 06/04/2010

I had a three way with Haley and Palin. Todd watched through a hole in the wall.

[KMSC]

09:16 PM on 06/04/2010

Bauer asks for Marchant's Resignation

Read the article here:

http://www.digtriad.com/news/national_world/article.aspx?storyid=143206&catid=175

[Carianne]

06:58 PM on 06/04/2010

Do you think it was only one night because she accidentally pulled off that rug in the middle of it and it just ruined the whole moment?