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That’s according to accusations leveled by the mistress, Shera Bechard, and revealed in a document unsealed in court on Friday."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[1],1,"Bechard sued Elliott Broidy"],[0,[],0,", the former deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, for allegedly breaching their hush-money agreement by refusing to pay the full $1.6 million for her silence about the extramarital affair. Broidy’s attorneys filed a motion in July to redact parts of Bechard’s complaint that contain explosive allegations against him. A judge agreed and redacted portions of Bechard’s complaint this summer. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Broidy’s motion, however, contains the unredacted allegations. 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I have acknowledged making the mistake of having an affair, and I entered a confidential agreement to protect my family’s privacy,” the statement reads. “I honored my agreement until her lawyer breached it—and then, when I failed to pay her demands, she did what blackmailers do and went public with her lies. I will vigorously defend myself against these false and defamatory allegations, and I will seek all relief available to me under the settlement agreement against her and her attorneys.” "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Broidy’s attorneys called the allegations “spurious” and false in the motion before Los Angeles superior court. They argued that purported facts about Broidy are protected by his constitutional right to privacy, and said disclosing allegations to the public are irrelevant to as a matter of law and improper because their disclosure violates their settlement agreement. 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