Alabama governor Robert Bentley admits making inappropriate remarks to staffer

The goveor of Alabama has been accused of having an affair with his top political adviser and firing his top cop when he said he wouldn’t lie about it. According to Spencer Collier, the former head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Gov. Robert Bentley had an affair with his political adviser Rebekah Caldwell Mason two years ago.

Collier said at a press conference he was fired from his job at ALEA because he refused to cover up the affair. After Collier made his claim, Bentley called a press conference during which he admitted that "two years ago I made a mistake. I have dealt with that and I have moved on. 

Spencer Collier, former head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, holds a press conference about his termination from his position on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Montgomery, Ala. Gov. Robert Bentley announced Tuesday that he is terminating Collier as the head of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The decision came hours after the acting head of ALEA says there was an ongoing investigation into the possible misuse of state funds within the agency. (Julie Bennett/The Birmingham News via AP)