“First, I want you to know directly from me that I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. I am 63 years old. I’ve lived my entire adult life in public view. That is just not who I am, and that’s not who I have ever been,” he said.

Cuomo addressed one specific allegation from his former aide Charlotte Bennett, admitting that he “did ask her questions I don’t normally ask people” — including about her dating life. He said he was “truly and deeply sorry” for bringing his personal life into the workplace, but claimed that she ascribed motives he never had, and “heard things I just didn’t say.”

Responding to another allegation from a woman who alleged that Cuomo groped her in his home office, the governor said that this “never happened.” Cuomo said other rebuttals to the report would be available on his website.