Barbara Morgan, in an interview with Talking Points Memo, a political news site, was responding to a first-person account by Olivia Nuzzi, the former intern, who wrote harshly in The Daily News about her experiences with the campaign. Ms. Nuzzi claimed that Mr. Weiner repeatedly called interns by the wrong name, underpaid a staff with thin résumés and lied to his campaign about the scandal over his online conduct.
Ms. Morgan said that Ms. Nuzzi was a fame-seeking underachiever who "sucked" at her job. Ms. Morgan threatened to sue Ms. Nuzzi for claiming that Ms. Morgan had a thin résumé.
Ms. Morgan also referred to Ms. Nuzzi with several vulgar and sexist terms.
As news of the account spread through social media, Ms. Morgan apologized, saying that "in a moment of frustration, I used inappropriate language in what I thought was an off-the-record conversation. It was wrong and I am very sorry, which is what I said tonight when I called and e-mailed Olivia to apologize."
Still, the episode was just the latest to rock a mayoral campaign that, within the space of a week, has gone from ascendant to imploding. Last week, Mr. Weiner admitted that he had exchanged sexually charged messages with women over the Internet, more than a year after he resigned from Congress over similar behavior. Then, over the weekend, his campaign manager quit, citing the scandal.
It was not clear whether Mr. Weiner, who released a Web video on Tuesday vowing to stay in the race, would retain Ms. Morgan. Until Tuesday night, Ms. Morgan, who has defended both popular public figures (Cory A. Booker) and not (Joel I. Klein) and was most recently the chief spokeswoman for New Jersey's Department of Education, had been viewed by some reporters as doing a remarkably good job under unenviable circumstances.
On Tuesday, she was chased by television cameras as reporters repeatedly asked about the last time Mr. Weiner engaged in online sexual banter. Ms. Morgan, looking displeased, tapped away furiously on her phone as she parried the questions.
Michael Barbaro contributed reporting.
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