Gov. Pete Ricketts tells News Channel Nebraska he finds Charles Herbster's role in beauty pageants and we quote, "weird."

Ricketts, who is backing Jim Pillen in the GOP governor's race, also says he agrees with a last-minute TV ad, attacking Herbster's pageant judging days.

Herbster's campaign has been ourtraged by the ad and calls it a lie.

[See our interview with Ricketts and our full video report above, including a portion of the ad]

The campaign has also released a statement attributed to Sarah Rose Summers, Miss USA 2018, who says the ad smears Herbster, who is a friend of hers and has long supported her and her husband.

Also, see more in our original report (click here).