: the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone
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In recent weeks, several women who claim to have had interactions with Lewis over the past decade have shared their experiences on TikTok, providing screenshots and phone recordings that appear to show Lewis sexting, flirting, and arranging meetups with female fans.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
In an August 2025 interview with The Wall Street Journal, Hines and Kennedy refused to comment on the sexting scandal directly, but presented a united front as Hines tiptoed around the subject.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi is reportedly eyeing a return to the field after a sexting scandal involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended her job and her relationship last year.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The lesbian agenda is less taboo, making way for stimulating new circumstances between two women, including but not limited to heavy sexting coming to sweaty fruition in the back seat outside of an Orlando gay bar, or a simmering truckload of tension while hunting roadkill for revenge.
—Trish Bendix
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
In an August 2025 interview with The Wall Street Journal, Hines and Kennedy refused to comment on the sexting scandal directly, but presented a united front as Hines tiptoed around the subject.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi is reportedly eyeing a return to the field after a sexting scandal involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended her job and her relationship last year.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The lesbian agenda is less taboo, making way for stimulating new circumstances between two women, including but not limited to heavy sexting coming to sweaty fruition in the back seat outside of an Orlando gay bar, or a simmering truckload of tension while hunting roadkill for revenge.
—Trish Bendix
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Sexting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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