Officials say the founder of the Pirate’s Booty snack line baselessly declared himself mayor of the small Long Island village of Sea Cliff.
The village said Robert Ehrlich and a small entourage entered Sea Cliff’s Village Hall this week and read a statement proclaiming himself mayor. He demanded office space and said he was firing all the staff. Village staffers say he screamed, used profanity and made outlandish claims the whole time -- eventually leading to police intervention.
Ehrlich defended himself in a social media post.
“Whatever they’re saying about me is wrong. I’m incredibly funny," he said. "And I don’t want this to go in the wrong way and just be no. So please come meet me and you’ll understand that the Pirate’s Booty guy has a big heart and wants to have fun and loves Sea Cliff more than anyone.”
The village’s real mayor is up for unopposed reelection on Tuesday. Ehrlich said he’s running as a write-in candidate.
