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“Hey love, @MelissaSchuman I’m not sorry that I spoke to you. Clearly my brother is sorry I spoke to you and is retaliating against me. #CoverUp #IGotYourBack #Metoomovement,” Aaron Carter also wrote.

From Fox News • Sep. 18, 2019

Soldwedel’s wife of eight years calls the poisoning claims ludicrous and says he is retaliating against her for seeking a divorce.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2018

He has said his accuser is retaliating against him for initiating an investigation into an affair she allegedly had with a married man, an allegation she denies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2018

He claims James Baker, the office’s director and an adviser to Mr. Mattis, is retaliating against him.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2018

Perhaps he has been staying a long time without paying, and the management is retaliating.

From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Graham, Stephen