North Carolina's former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has withdrawn his defamation lawsuit against CNN challenging a report that he made explicit posts on a pornography website’s message board over a decade ago.

Mark Robinson was unsuccessful in his bid last November to become the state’s next governor, losing to Democrat Josh Stein by 14 points.

Krishana Polite is recovering after the Jan. 1 incident that Winston-Salem police are still investigating. The chief of staff to

The scandal-plagued politician had sued CNN over a report on his controversial online activity. Mark Robinson, the former North Carolina lieutenant governor whose scandal-plagued candidacy doomed his gubernatorial bid last year,