Cuomo: Personal claims demeaning, hurtful

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo says allegations about his personal life leveled by his Republican rival are demeaning and hurtful.

Cuomo made his comments Friday on Staten Island, where he was endorsed by the conservative borough president, James Molinaro.

It was the first time Cuomo has spoken publicly since his GOP opponent, Carl Paladino, suggested in an interview Wednesday that Cuomo may have had “paramours” during his marriage to ex-wife Kerry Kennedy.

Paladino has acknowledged fathering a child with a mistress 10 years ago.

Paladino subsequently got in a much-publicized dustup with another reporter who pressed Paladino for proof of his allegations.