A California mayor is facing backlash after he was filmed being spanked by a drag queen with a paddle at a Democratic fundraising event.
The mayor of Burbank, Konstantine Anthony, was filmed bent over a table and laughing as drag queen Foxxy Roxywood hit his rear end with a paddle at the Santa Clarita Valley Democrats’ Drag Queen Bingo event on Saturday.
WATCH: Konstantine Anthony- the Mayor of Burbank, California, received a spanking from a drag queen in front of children at a Democrat campaign event yesterday.
Full story here! https://t.co/G6BudDFuGs pic.twitter.com/Dxb5bJ9Cuw
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 10, 2023
The video was originally posted to Instagram by the Wisenuts Podcast and went viral on social media after Libs of TikTok posted the video on X on Sunday.
A poster for the drag queen bingo said the event stated that the fundraiser was for those 15 and up but was “not suitable for children.” Libs of TikTok claimed there were children at the event.
“Actually, there weren’t any children at this private 21+ event,” Anthony responded in a post on X under Libs of TikTok’s tweet.
“But of course lying is totally on brand for you,” the mayor added.
“So why does the advertisement say 15+?” Libs of TikTok asked.
The mayor responded again that despite the advertising, no minors actually showed up at the event.
“But you weren’t there, so you wouldn’t know. Easier to speculate and lie, right?” Anthony posted.
“You lied and you were caught. You lost all credibility. Hope the spanking was worth it bro,” Libs of TikTok responded again.
“No children were in attendance,” Anthony told Fox News. “All attendees were over 21 years of age.”
The mayor also commented “Jealous?” on the original Instagram video post.
Anthony is a newlywed who married his wife in July. The two share a young son.
Besides serving as Burbank’s mayor, Anthony is a former improv comedian and actor who is currently running for Los Angeles County supervisor.
In July, Anthony appeared to downplay graphic sexual content in a controversial book available in some public school libraries.
Wow. Here’s #MayorSpanky, the Mayor of Burbank, CA who received a spanking from a drag queen at an event that was open to children- defending books like “Gender Queer” in schools, saying it isn’t sexualized or graphic.
Why does @KonstantineinCA want kids reading porn in school? pic.twitter.com/U49EUV4CIN
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 12, 2023
During Anthony’s July 10 appearance on the WiseNuts podcast, a woman who called into the podcast asked Anthony whether he had read the sexually explicit graphic novel “Gender Queer.” Anthony responded that he had in fact read it.
“Gender Queer” includes pornographic cartoon illustrations of sex between two males with a sex toy, as well as oral sex, masturbation, and other sexually explicit content.
“You don’t find that to be sexualized?” the woman caller asked Anthony.
“No,” Anthony responded. “It’s not graphic. Come on.”
“I’m happy to send you screenshots,” the woman said.
“I’ve seen the screenshots,” Anthony responded, adding, “It’s not porn, oh my God.”
When the podcast hosts and the caller pressed him on whether “Gender Queer” is appropriate for children, Anthony said it is “appropriate for certain ages” but eventually clarified that he was “not okay with” the book for middle schoolers.
“Look, you can’t start banning books,” Anthony said.
In recent years, curriculum content in public schools has become a hot button issue, with parents showing up to school board meetings to express their disapproval of books like “Gender Queer” being available to their children.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article stated that the drag queen bingo event was part of a fundraiser for California state senate candidate Kipp Mueller. The Santa Clarita Valley Democrats say the two events were separate; however, the Santa Clarita Valley Democrats have refused to disclose how the funds raised at the drag show bingo event would be used and whether they will benefit candidates’ campaigns.