--- title: Huma Abedin Splits From Anthony Weiner description: Hillary Clinton's top aide says she's splitting from her husband after reports that he was caught in another sexting scandal. canonical: https://time.com/4470818/huma-abedin-anthony-weiner/ author: Samantha Cooney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-29T15:45:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:15.593Z og:title: Huma Abedin Announces Split From Anthony Weiner og:description: The separation comes after reports that Weiner was caught sexting again og:url: https://time.com/4470818/huma-abedin-anthony-weiner/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcebd05042a1d9eec/698874482dce0107369e6d62/huma-abedin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4626 og:image:height: 2602 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-CONGRESS-ABEDIN og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Huma Abedin Announces Split From Anthony Weiner twitter:description: The separation comes after reports that Weiner was caught sexting again twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcebd05042a1d9eec/698874482dce0107369e6d62/huma-abedin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Huma Abedin Announces Split From Anthony Weiner > Sponsored content. 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AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Huma Abedin, longtime aide to former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, returns after a break to speak to the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 16, 2015\. Abedin is testifying behind closed doors Friday before a controversial congressional committee probing a deadly 2012 attack on a US mission in Libya, the panel said. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Aug 29, 2016 3:45 PM UTC Huma Abedin says she’s splitting from Anthony Weiner after reports that he was caught in [another sexting scanda](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/29/anthony-weiner-caught-another-sext-scandal/89526640/)[l.](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/29/anthony-weiner-caught-another-sext-scandal/89526640/) “After long and painful separation consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband. Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life. During this time, I ask for respect for our privacy,” Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s top aide, said [in a statement](https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/770279919263907840) on Monday. > [](https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/770279919263907840) The announcement comes after the New York _Post_ reported that the former congressman and New York City mayoral candidate had sexted at least one other woman. One of the alleged photos showed Weiner and Abedin’s young son in the background. Weiner’s Twitter account disappeared on Monday morning after the allegations came to light. Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after admitting that he had[ exchanged “messages and photos of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years.”](http://www.webcitation.org/5zHxvxOlK) Weiner attempted to make a political comeback in 2013 by running for mayor of New York City, but that campaign was derailed by more allegations of sexting. Abedin currently serves as the vice chairwoman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. 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