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From crack scandals to reggae dancing in city hall, Toronto's most notorious mayor had a knack for making headlines. Join us as we count down the most outrageous Rob Ford moments that shocked the world! His wild antics catapulted him from local politician to global sensation for all the wrong reasons.
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00:00I've never said that in my life tour. I would never do that. I'm happily married. I've got
00:04more than enough to eat at home. Welcome to WatchMojo. And today, we're looking at the wildest,
00:10most outrageous moments from late Toronto Mayor Rob Bore, the scandal-prone politician
00:16who became a global icon for all the wrong reasons.
00:21Counselor Ford, please direct the question through the chair to the staff.
00:25Again, who do I speak to about the proper code of conduct?
00:33His Jimmy Kimmel live appearance.
00:36People seem very angry that I was having you on the show tonight, people from Toronto.
00:40You know about Rob Ford's domestic abuse, drunk driving, racism, homophobia,
00:45and inability to tell the truth to, right? Is there any validity to any of these things?
00:50Is that all I got?
00:51Are you homophobic?
00:52No, I'm not homophobic.
00:53Do you think if you had more gay friends, you would not wear that tie?
00:59At the height of Rob Ford's scandal-ridden time in the spotlight, he was routinely ridiculed
01:05by American late-night talk show hosts for, well, it probably goes without saying. But Jimmy
01:11Kimmel upped the ante by inviting the mayor onto his massively successful ABC program, ostensibly
01:18to clear the air.
01:19You have to apologize a lot, right? I mean, more than most people.
01:24I've had to a couple of times, but you know what? The apologies are over. I'm moving on.
01:27There was no moving on when Kimmel forced the mayor to revisit some of his most embarrassing
01:32moments caught on tape.
01:34Who are you talking about in that video?
01:36Ford's interview went about as well as you might expect, with the comedian introducing
01:44him as having tripped, bumped, danced, argued, and smoked his way into our national consciousness.
01:51While Kimmel attempted to get Ford to address his numerous gaffes, the mayor mostly laughed
01:56him off and instead repeated his claim that he had saved Toronto taxpayers as much as $1
02:01billion.
02:02I wasn't elected to be perfect, Jimmy.
02:04It's nothing to be ashamed of. And I think it's a good example for other people who might
02:08be in a similar situation.
02:09Talk is cheap, acts of speech, speaks louder than words, and we'll let the people decide
02:14on October 27th. I'm just a normal, average, hardworking politician that's real, and I guarantee
02:20you call me, I will go to your front door.
02:22You are not the average politician, my friend.
02:24IMPROMPTU REGGÉ PARTIES
02:27One hour, one hour, give thanks and praise to your Lord, and I will be alright.
02:37Look, we're not saying we don't get it. We can't imagine council meetings were much
02:42of a laugh for a mayor who was used to partying hard. Thankfully, Rob Ford found a way to bring
02:48a bit of the party into Toronto's City Hall, and not once, but on several, well-documented
02:54occasions.
02:55This actually happened, and you know what? I'm so glad we get to do this story. We needed
02:59it this hour. At the end of the Toronto City Council's term, the mayor decided to treat
03:04the councilors to a bit of singing and dancing there. I think you can call that dancing.
03:08They also joined in on the fun.
03:09The song being performed, of course, Bob Marley's One Love.
03:12In December of 2013, amid calls for his resignation, Ford reacted by, of course, dancing to One Love
03:21by Bob Marley in front of his fellow municipal officials and city councilors. He was filmed
03:28doing so two months later upon declaring February 6th Bob Marley Day in Toronto. In fairness,
03:36the holiday predated Ford's tenure, but we'd like to imagine it was a personal passion for
03:42him.
03:53Calling 911 on this hour has 22 minutes.
03:57I came out of my house, and I was ambushed. It was pretty dark still, and my daughter
04:03was with me, and these two people, there was a black jeep or something outside of my door,
04:10and I sort of looked at it, but cars sometimes park there, sometimes don't. And then two people
04:16didn't identify themselves, came running up.
04:18This hour is perhaps Canada's most popular comedy program, kind of a blend of Saturday Night Live
04:24and The Daily Show. Cast member Mary Walsh, playing a reported character, Marg Delahunty,
04:30is known for ambushing Canadian politicians with unexpected over-the-top interviews.
04:36Thank you so much, Mr. Prime Minister. Oh, my God. We never thought we'd hear you say you were going
04:43to retire. At least that's what we think we heard you say. Because to be honest, it's hard to
04:48understand what the name of God you've been talking about here lately.
04:51While getting roasted on 22 minutes is almost a rite of passage, Rob Ford didn't take it that way.
04:58Walsh attempted to pull her usual schtick with Ford outside of his house, but the mayor got spooked
05:03and instead called the police on the comedian and her crew. Said Ford,
05:08I'm open to the media. But when you come to my private house early in the morning and ambush me,
05:13I think that crosses the line. I just told the police and we'll take it from there. But,
05:19you know, the next time they should just call and say, I want to meet you down here,
05:22and if you want to play a joke down here, that's fine. But don't come to my house with my kids. My
05:26kids are the, you know, my wife are the closest things to my, you know, and I'll do anything to
05:30protect them. So I just hope someone else doesn't do that again because I, I just don't want anything
05:36serious to happen. The rant that's definitely not about Bill Blair. Now a long-time member of
05:50Parliament, there was a time when former Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair was best known for his
05:56well-documented, painfully public beef with Rob Ford. Blair initially announced that the police had
06:03come into possession of an incriminating video of Ford in October 2013, at which point Rob and his
06:10brother, city councilor Doug, went scorched earth on him. The brothers even accused Blair of working
06:17with mayoral rival John Tory to sabotage Rob's 2014 re-election campaign.
06:23My brothers aren't, don't tell me we're liars. These birds, birds.
06:28An inconspicuous smartphone recording leaked in November 2013, finds Ford violently threatening
06:37an unknown person, even declaring he dies or I die. The source of Rob's ire has never been revealed,
06:45but given their public feuding, it seems like Blair is a likely target.
06:49I'm trying to get a surgery, my dad said. I'll bug it. I'll bug it. I'll bug it.
06:55I'll bug it. I'll bug it. You get a phone. I'll bug it.
06:59No holds barred, mother. He dies the right time, mother.
07:01The state queen incident.
07:03Her eyes go high, blah, blah, blah. Leave me alone, man. They got five months for me.
07:09They ain't trying to tell me. Bro, we're counter surveilling the guy, you know what I mean?
07:15He's hiding here. I'm hiding here. On January 21st, 2014, a crucial piece of Rob Ford's lore surfaced.
07:23A jaw-droppingly bizarre video of a clearly intoxicated Toronto mayor going on yet
07:30another impassioned rant. This time though, no secret is made as to who exactly he's mad at.
07:37If you guessed Bill Blair, then you'd be right on the money.
07:40Affecting a deeply cringeworthy attempt at a Jamaican accent and even dropping bits of Jamaican
07:52patois slang, Ford doesn't hold back when describing the police chief. In response, Blair stated that it
07:59was disgusting. I think it's shameful to have my name even associated with such behavior. The mayor
08:05brushed off Blair's grievances, explicitly stating that I do not owe him an apology.
08:11All we know is we've got the best man in the world. No, no. No, seriously, no.
08:15This guy deserves to be even better than Prime Minister Harper. No, no, no, no, no.
08:18Denying Olivia Gondek's allegations. So unfortunately, I have no other choice. I'm the last one
08:25to take legal action. I can't put up with it anymore. So I've named the names. Litigation will be
08:32starting shortly. I've had enough. That's why I warned you guys yesterday. Be careful what you wrote.
08:37Okay. So that's all I have to say for now. There are lots of great quotes attributed to politicians.
08:43I'm not a crook. I didn't inhale. So on and so forth. In the wake of his cascading 2013 scandals,
08:50Rob Ford added another statement to the cannon. Unfortunately, I have to take legal action against
08:54Isaac Gransom and George Christopoulos and Mark Toohey. I have to take legal action against the
09:01waiter that said I was doing lines at the beer market. That is outright lies. That is not true.
09:07In response to allegations of what he called a wild St. Patrick's Day party in his office,
09:13Ford blasted Olivia Gondek, a former staffer of his, who claimed that the mayor had made inappropriate
09:19remarks to her at that event. While we can't repeat exactly what Ford was accused of saying,
09:26just know that he vehemently denied her accusation, memorably stating that,
09:31I've never said that in my life to her. I would never do that. I'm happily married.
09:36I've got more than enough to eat at home.
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10:15The infamous video that started it all.
10:18The question we asked you back in May?
10:20Yeah.
10:20Can you explain the video?
10:21You asked me a couple of questions. What were those questions?
10:25Do you smoke crack cocaine?
10:27Exactly. Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine.
10:30But no, do I? Am I not it? No.
10:35In February of 2013, Mohamed Siad, a member of the Dixon Blood street gang,
10:41surreptitiously filmed Mayor Ron Ford smoking crack cocaine.
10:45After a long, tortured media saga, and just a month after Bill Blair announced the video's existence,
10:52Ford admitted the following on November 5th.
10:54Have I tried crack?
10:56Probably in one of my drunken stupors. Probably, approximately, about a year ago.
11:01I want everyone in the city to see this tape. I'd like to see this tape. I don't even recall there
11:07being a tape or a video, and I know that. So I want to see the state that I was in. But, um,
11:13that's exactly it. I don't know what else I can say here, okay?
11:16So I wasn't lying. You didn't ask the correct questions. No, I'm not an addict.
11:21A second video depicting the mayor's substance use, recorded in April 2014,
11:26led to Ford entering rehab. The mayor would later withdraw his mayoral candidacy in September,
11:32following a liposarcoma diagnosis. He succumbed to the disease on March 22nd, 2016.
11:40He was, for better or worse, a fighter.
11:43All I know is I'm going to continue fighting for the taxpayers like I always have.
11:46I'm not apologizing. That promise, his mantra, insulated him,
11:51as he dodged and wheeled through one scandal after another. Buying dough as mayor. Drinking
11:57and driving as mayor. I'm not perfect. Maybe you are, but I'm not.
12:01Which Rob Ford moment shocked you the most? Are there any we missed? Be sure to let us know
12:07in the comments below. And as he rushes around to confront a member of the public,
12:11he knocks over Councillor Pam McConnell, holding onto her before she hits the floor.
12:15Oh!
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