North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has sued CNN over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Tuesday sued CNN for publishing posts allegedly made by Robinson on a pornographic website many years ago and seeks at least $50 million.

The North Carolina GOP gubernatorial hopeful claimed CNN's report is “one of the greatest examples of political interference in... quite possibly this nation's history."

North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site.

The CNN report claimed that Robinson made controversial statements on a pornographic website more than a decade ago.View on euronews

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, he announced with his attorney on the steps of the lieutenant governor's mansion Tuesday.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson announced Tuesday he was suing CNN and a porn store employee for defamation. CNN published a story last month regarding Robinson’s alleged racist and sexually explicit posts on message boards of the porn site NudeAfrica,