Toronto’s mayor: New video is a ‘minor setback’

By Rob Gillies

Published January 22, 2014 11:56pm ET

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Toronto’s mayor: New video is a ‘minor setback’ — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends a budget committee at City Hall in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The latest controversial video featuring Toronto Mayor Rob Ford provided fresh material for at least one late-night television host Tuesday night. The video of a seemingly incoherent Ford using Jamaican swear words popped up on YouTube and appears to have been filmed inside a restaurant. Ford admitted he had been drinking, after weeks of adamant vows that he had given up alcohol, adding it was on his "own time." (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn) | Frank Gunn

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday he had a “minor setback” this week when he was caught on video slurring his words and said his private life is not affecting his work.

The video that emerged Tuesday showed Ford swearing and trying to imitate a Jamaican accent during a rant against Toronto’s police chief. Ford has acknowledged it was him in the video and that he “had a little bit” to drink on Monday night. He said Wednesday that it is a private matter

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