UPDATED Franken apologizes after groping allegation: 'It was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't [View all]
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Source: The Hill
BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 11/16/17 11:13 AM EST
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) apologized after a woman accused him of kissing and groping her without her consent in 2006.
“I certainly don’t remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann," Franken said in a statement. "As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. I shouldn't have done it.”
His comments come after a woman published a piece Thursday on KABC, where she is a morning news anchor, accusing Franken of kissing and groping her without her consent during a USO Tour in December 2006.
Leeann Tweeden said Franken was the headliner on the tour and told her he had written some lines for her in a skit he put together.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360669-franken-apologizes-after-groping-allegation-it-was-clearly-intended-to-be
UPDATE
Al Franken photo staged according to photographer who took the photo.
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