(On the other hand if the sexcapades are bogus this will elevate Cruz’ standing in the eyes of the voters. So this could workout really well for Cruz.)
Judging from Cruz’s extreme reaction to all of this, it’s clear he’s guilty. For someone with a “brilliant” legal mind would brush this off and go through the appropriate legal measures against NE for publishing a false story. The fact he’s not leads me to believe there is indeed hard evidence against.
If this is bogus, then it will die pretty quickly.