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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Wagster Pettus

Mississippi lawmaker says tutu photo is misused in campaign. He's raising money for cancer research

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mississippi Republican state Sen. Jeremy England says he intentionally wore what he considers a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research — a shiny pink bodysuit with a short pink skirt.

Now, England says a photo of him in the outfit has been misused, with a slur directed at him, in an increasingly divisive GOP primary as he supports Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann for reelection.

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