TORONTO

An angry Mayor Rob Ford lashed out when asked whether he drank alcohol during a visit to a Toronto nightclub over the weekend.

The mayor caused a stir on social media Saturday night when he showed up at Muzik nightclub.

Ford — who has admitted to smoking crack cocaine while in a drunken stupor — was asked Monday at City Hall if he was drinking at the club.

“You know what? I’m not even going to ...,” Ford said before growing more agitated.

He then turned the tables on the reporter who asked the question.

“Were you drinking this weekend? Were you drinking this weekend?” said Ford.

“No, I wasn’t drinking, I don’t drink.

“’Cause I got some attention at the clubs, is that what you’re jealous of?”

In the wake of his crack cocaine scandal, Ford has denied he is a drug addict or an alcoholic. He has, however, admitted to being “hammered” at some public events including last summer’s Taste of the Danforth.

Ford has maintained he gave up drinking on Nov. 1 and hasn’t had a “drop” of alcohol since then.

Councillor Doug Ford told the Toronto Sun on Sunday that the mayor had a sugar-free energy drink at Muzik.

On Monday, Councillor Ford said the mayor got a better response at the club than pop superstar Justin Bieber when he showed up there.

“I’ll tell you they went wild,” he said, before admitting he wasn’t at the club with the mayor. “As one of the managers and owner said over at Muzik, they’ve had rock stars, they’ve had sports stars, they’ve had Bieber and nothing, nothing compared to when the mayor came out there.”

Councillor Ford, the mayor’s campaign manager, said the club visit was “absolutely” part of the mayor’s re-election strategy.

The Etobicoke North (Ward 2) councillor maintained young people are big fans of the mayor.