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“Widely dismissed as a joke by other politicians and the media, he defies critics with a shocking victory,” the film’s summary reads. “But his administration soon becomes a slow-motion disaster, as an avalanche of scandals and allegations of hard drug use lead to an international media frenzy.”

Ford, who was the city’s mayor from 2010 to 2014, was a controversial political figure during his time as city councillor first for his past of alcohol abuse — notably his driving under the influence charge in Florida from 1999 becoming public as he ran for mayor in 2010 and having to be removed from a pc28¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs game in 2006 after drunkenly shouting at and insulting people.Ìý

However, no scandal of his dominated more headlines than the video of him smoking crack cocaine that two Star reporters viewed three times in 2013. Ford initially denied using crack cocaine before admitting to it months later, weeks after a photo of him beside three alleged gang members outside a bungalow was called a “drug house” by pc28¹ÙÍøpolice.Ìý

Ford quickly became a pop-culture figure, gaining international notoriety for his scandals.ÌýHe even went on. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in March 2014, discussing the controversies surrounding him.Ìý

He intended to run for mayor again in 2014, but withdrew his candidacy a month before the election after finding a cancerous tumour in his abdomen.

Ford died of cancer in March 2016 at age 46. Doug Ford, his older brother, became Ontario’s premier in 2018.Ìý

Months after his death, the video of him smoking crack cocaine was released from the publication ban, closing what was then called a “tumultuous chapter” in Toronto’s history.