These stories seem to have been common knowledge among the "in crowd". They were going to come out sooner or later. If Ted is totally innocent he sues National Enquirer and will have no problem proving so. He then gets a multi million dollar settlement and is completely exonerated.
Unless of course they are true.
Even if he had nothing to do with it he’s trying to ride the bull. He’s completely unhinged. In the end he will have cemented the “insane” vote but not many others.