Al Franken's first sex harassment accuser said Thursday she does "not celebrate" his resignation, but "we cannot tolerate hypocrisy." KABC 790AM radio news anchor Leeann Tweeden said her revelations were "not about politics," and she thanked the senators -- men and women -- who called for ...
Timothy Heller, the singer who accused The Voice star Melanie Martinez of rape, has revealed in a new interview that she was very hesitant to come forward because her former friend was a woman and not a man. Hollywood's Sexual Misconduct Scandals. Heller told Newsweek magazine that Martinez, ...
Arnold, 58, claimed to be a close friend of Leeann Tweeden, the former Playboy model who accused Franken, 66, of groping and forcibly kissing her during a USO tour in 2006. “I'm disappointed with my friend Leeann Tweedon,” Arnold, 58, tweeted Wednesday night, misspelling her name. “Her partner ...
Following Sen. Al Franken's (D-MN) speech announcing his resignation over sexual misconduct allegations, one of his accusers said Thursday she was disappointed that Franken is still pushing back against the allegations. “I have to say that I'm so sad and appalled at his lack of response and him ...
Just hours before Franken took the Senate floor to make his announcement, an eighth Franken accuser stepped forward. Tina Dupuy, a former Democratic Hill staffer, wrote an essay that posted Thursday on the Atlantic's website, saying Franken groped her as she posed for a photograph with him at a ...
Franken Accuser Calls Out His Non-Apology [VIDEO]. Photo of Amber Athey. Amber Athey · Media Reporter. 1:43 PM 12/07/2017. Pinterest. Reddit. LinkedIn. WhatsApp. Share. TOP. Stephanie Kemplin, a U.S. Army veteran who accused Sen. Al Franken of groping her during a photo-op, said she was ...
Washington (CNN) In the wake of Democratic Sen. Al Franken's resignation, some of his accusers of sexual misconduct told CNN they are disappointed with his defense of the allegations, saying he shouldn't have continued to dismiss them. Leeann Tweeden, the California radio morning show anchor ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Sen. Al Franken announced Thursday morning that he intends to step down as Senator in the next few weeks, though his announcement isn't sitting well with some who listened. Lindsay Menz was one of the women who accused Franken of inappropriate conduct. She told ...
Former Dresses singer Timothy Heller says that a month before she accused former The Voice star Melanie Martinez of rape, Martinez attempted to get in touch with her after a long period of silence. In an interview with Newsweek, Heller claims that after she tweeted last month asking "what if I have my ...
Franken, who took office in 2009, appeared defiant during his roughly 15-minute speech on the Senate floor and stated, “I'll be fine” after saying he remembered many of the alleged accusations made against him “differently” than his accusers. The 66-year-old Democrat said the “MeToo” movement that ...
