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Former Representative Katie Hill filed for bankruptcy after her lawsuit against the Daily Mail and two reporters was dismissed.
The Democratic representative from California was forced to resign in 2019, after nude photos of her were leaked and published by the Daily Mail. The racy photos showed the naughty gal smoking a bong, as well as kissing a woman. Her resignation was prompted by a House Ethics investigation into allegations that she was engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a House staffer.
Hill denied the allegations, but admitted that she had had a consensual relationship with a campaign staffer. Following the scandal, Hill decided to file a lawsuit against the British tabloid, the website Red State (which originally published the images), and the two journalists involved in acquiring the salacious material, Jennifer Van Laar and Joe Messina…