'Embarrassed' Geraldo Rivera apologizes for 'tawdry' memoir

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12. CNN: Geraldo Rivera apologizes to Bette Midler after groping allegation

http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/01/media/geraldo-rivera-bette-midler-apology-sexual-harassment/index.html

Geraldo Rivera apologizes to Bette Midler after groping allegation
by Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy December 1, 2017: 3:42 PM ET


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Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera apologized on Friday to Bette Midler after she accused him earlier this week of drugging and groping her in the 1970s.

"Although I recall the time @BetteMidler has alluded to much differently than she, that does not change the fact that she has a right to speak out & demand an apology from me, for in the very least, publically [sic] embarrassing her all those years ago," Rivera wrote on Twitter. "Bette, I apologize."

Midler has not publicly responded to Rivera's apology. A representative for her did not return a request for comment from CNN.

The incident between Rivera and Midler was thrown into the public spotlight this week after Rivera posted a string of controversial tweets about sexual harassment in the workplace. Following the firing of "Today" anchor Matt Lauer, Rivera tweeted that "news is a flirty business" and the "current epidemic" of sexual harassment allegations might be "criminalizing courtship."

After Fox News said it was "troubled" by the tweets, Rivera apologized for his comments.

But Rivera's tweets prompted Twitter users to dredge up an old interview of Midler speaking with Barbara Walters. In the clip, Midler said she was assaulted by Rivera during an interview in 1970s. ........................