Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says a report that he was asked to leave a gala event because he was impaired and that he has an alcohol abuse problem is “an outright lie.”

Mayor Ford made the comment hours after a story surfaced in the Toronto Star that said he was asked to leave the military ball last month. The Star story, citing anonymous sources, said those close to the mayor are worried about his drinking and the impact it has both on his health and his ability to the run the city.

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