Overview
- Conservative influencer Emily Austin launched “Hot Girls for Cuomo” and urged Republicans to back Cuomo over GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa to defeat Zohran Mamdani.
- After Austin failed to register hotgirlsforcuomo.com, an anti-Cuomo purchaser redirected the URL to the New York attorney general’s 2021 investigation.
- The official report concluded Cuomo sexually harassed multiple state employees; he denied the allegations and resigned as governor in 2021.
- Austin acknowledged the domain fiasco publicly and continued promoting her endorsement, emphasizing it was not coordinated with the Cuomo campaign.
- The redirect and renewed attention to the report are shaping media coverage and opponents’ attacks as Cuomo faces Mamdani and Sliwa in the race.