On Wednesday night, Gov. Eric Greitens, R-Mo., acknowledged that he had an extra-marital affair in 2015 with his hairdresser before he became governor.

However, it's not that Greitens had an affair that people are upset about, it's that the hairdresser's ex-husband came forward accusing the governor of his intent to publish nude photos of the woman if she ever went public with the affair.

Greitens and his wife, Sheena, released a joint statement, saying, "A few years ago, before Eric was elected governor, there was a time when he was unfaithful in our marriage. This was a deeply personal mistake. Eric took responsibility, and we dealt with this together honestly and privately."

James Bennett, Greitens' attorney, denied any allegations involving blackmail, telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "There was no blackmail, and that claim is false. This personal matter has been addressed by the Governor and Mrs. Greitens privately years ago when it happened. The outrageous claims of improper conduct regarding these almost three-year-ago events are false."

The announcement came just hours after Greitens delivered his second State of the State speech in Jefferson City. What's even more bizarre is that KMOV Channel 4, the news organization that published the transcript between Greitens' mistress and her ex-husband, not only did not name Greitens' mistress or her ex-husband, but only quoted the ex-husband for the story.

"He took a picture of my wife naked as blackmail. There is no worse person," the ex-husband told KMOV. "I think it's as bad as it gets, It’s as bad as it gets when someone takes advantage of something."

This did not sit well with people like Rachel Lippman of St. Louis Public Radio, who took to Twitter to say it's not the ex-husband's story to tell.

While the #MeToo movement should be a platform for women and men to share their stories of being abused, Lippman's line of thinking exposes one of the flaws with the movement's purpose: That people close to the victim are not allowed to share a victim's story.

That doesn't really apply to this particular scenario since the mistress's ex-husband believes that a sitting governor committed a crime and has a right to come forward to share anything that took place during his marriage. These are serious allegations of sexual misconduct, and the public has a right to know who exactly is representing them in office.

It's important that Greitens' mistress comes forward to clarify the matter because it could very well cost Greitens his job if he engaged in criminal behavior. Pointing fingers at the ex-husband shouldn't be where people focus their energy. It's a waste of time and sucks the oxygen out of the room from the one person who deserves the most scrutiny right now, Eric Greitens.

Siraj Hashmi is a commentary video editor and writer for the Washington Examiner.