North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson was hospitalized following an "incident" at a campaign event on Friday evening, Fox News Digital has confirmed. 

"Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mt. Airy. He is in good spirits," Mike Lonergan, Robinson's campaign communications director told Fox News Digital. 

The extent of Robinson's injuries is unknown, and it's unclear exactly how Robinson was burned.

Robinson, the current Republican lieutenant governor running against Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein to replace Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in the battleground state, was recently accused of making controversial comments on a porn website. 

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Robinson denies the allegations. He hired an attorney who previously worked for former President Trump. The Binnall Law Group from northern Virginia is investigating claims raised in a CNN report published earlier this week. 

"Normally, something like this, an investigation, you know, run by the Department of Justice and the FBI would take months or years," Binnall previously told Fox News Digital. "We can't do that in this case because the voters need an answer before the election. And so we are going to move very quickly and still give them a very fulsome report." 

"He absolutely denies saying any of the things that are in the CNN piece," Binnall said of Robinson. "What my investigation is going to do is we are going to follow the facts. We are going to investigate this strenuously. We are going to leave no stone unturned. We're going to be very, very aggressive. And the citizens of North Carolina deserve nothing less than a full investigation of this matter, which is what we are going to do."

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The CNN report surfaced comments Robinson allegedly made more than a decade ago on a porn site messaging board, including describing himself as a "black NAZI;" saying he enjoyed transgender pornography; saying that he preferred Hitler to then-President Barack Obama in 2012; and criticizing the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as "worse than a maggot." 

Robinson has denied saying those words, but Republicans have begun to distance themselves from the candidate, who, if elected, would be North Carolina's first Black governor. Trump did not mention Robinson, who he endorsed before the March primary and has spoken at other Trump events, during the Republican presidential nominee's campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, Saturday. 

"The allegations against me are outright lies, fabricated to distract voters from Josh Stein’s disastrous record," Robinson previously said in a statement to Fox News Digital regarding the investigation. "The great people of North Carolina deserve the truth, and I am fully committed to ensuring they get it with complete transparency."

Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.

Quarterback Justin Fields experienced his fair share of ups and downs throughout his 40-game tenure with the Chicago Bears, but he seems to have found his footing in Pittsburgh with the Steelers.

All three of the seasons in which Fields was on the Bears roster, the team's final record was below the .500 mark. A variety of factors contributed to the lack of success in recent years, including the way the roster was constructed. However, it appears subpar coaching might have been one of the shortcomings that plagued the franchise.

Fields worked under a couple of different head coaches and offensive coordinators during his run in the Windy City. After Matt Nagy exited Chicago in 2021, the Bears hired Matt Eberflus.

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Eberflus elected to bring in Luke Getsy as an offensive coordinator in 2022. He was dismissed once last season came to an end. At the time of Getsy's dismissal, Eberflus said, "the growth and the development of the offense, to me, needed to be better than what it was."

The 25-year-old's time in Chicago officially came to an end when the team agreed to a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers in March. The Bears received a conditional draft pick in exchange for Fields.

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During an appearance on his teammate Cam Heyward's "Not Just Football" podcast, Fields offered a candid response during a round of rapid fire questions.

"Pittsburgh. It's not close," Fields quickly responded when asked to choose between the Bears and Steelers coaching staffs.

Fields appeared in 13 games in 2023. He finished the season with 2,562 passing yards and 16 touchdowns against nine interceptions. He also rushed for 657 yards.

Despite his performance last season, Fields and the Bears parted ways. During the sitdown with Heyward, Fields also revealed the three teams he was aware of that expressed interest in acquiring his services via a trade.

According to Fields, the Los Angeles Chargers, Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders were all vying for his services this offseason.

"I’m not sure of all the teams, but there were a lot of teams that already had solidified quarterbacks, and I didn’t want to do that," Fields said. "Chargers were one. Ravens were another. Raiders, they talked a little bit … who else was in there, I don’t know."

Fields and the Bears look to remain undefeated when they travel to Indianapolis this weekend for a matchup with the Colts.

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