Following her allegations, Reed was interviewed KZQZ 1430 AM host Bob Romanik, who made profane comments about Green during the show. Reed later apologized for failing to challenge Romanik during the interview.

“I'm looking forward to a successful re-election and taking my message of creating a stronger, safer and more unified St Louis to the voters. Until then, I’ll continue working with people who are more interested in the progress of our city than in masquerades of self-promotion for personal political gain,” Reed said.

Nasheed confirmed Tuesday that she will also be throwing her hat in the ring, saying that after nearly a decade in state government, she wants to serve at the local level. She was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2006, and to the Missouri Senate in 2012.

“Our city has never been this polarized, not in my ten years in politics,” she said.

Her top priorities would be bringing equal resources to North and South St. Louis and tackling the city’s high crime rates.

“I want people to feel safe here,” she said.