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Woman accuses Franken of trying to forcibly kiss her in 2006
Obviously, not everyone is grabbed by Bill Maher ’s sense of humor. “Real Time” host Maher caught heat on Twitter on Thursday, after reenacting the now-infamous photo of Al Franken seeming to grope Leeann Tweeden’s breasts, which helped to usher Franken ’s exit from the U.S. Senate.
“Real Time” host Maher caught heat on Twitter on Thursday, after reenacting the now-infamous photo of Al Franken seeming to grope Leeann Tweeden’s breasts, which The reenactment was made even more bizarre by the target of Maher ’s mitts — comedian Bob Saget, who appeared to be
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Bill Maher takes a photo of Bob Saget on an airplane while Saget is asleep on January 4, 2018. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand On Senator Al Franken : 'Enough Is Enough' | NBC News - Продолжительность: 1:15 NBC News 7 440 просмотров.
Bill Maher couldnt contain himself, or his hands, and decided to mock Al Franken s infamous mid-air groping photo . Mahers catching some flak for the photo , which he had to expect. But with this coming directly on the heels of Dave Chappelle s jokes about Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. s victims
Obviously, not everyone is grabbed by Bill Maher's sense of humor.
"Real Time" host Maher caught heat on Twitter on Thursday, after reenacting the now-infamous photo of Al Franken seeming to grope Leeann Tweeden's breasts, which helped to usher Franken's exit from the U.S. Senate.
"These New Years Hawaii trips are getting weird - Saget, forgive me!" Maher captioned the image, which closely approximated the Franken-Tweeden image.
These New Years Hawaii trips are getting weird - Saget, forgive me! pic.twitter.com/UgehBTmIUv
Key events related to misconduct allegations against Franken
Key events related to allegations of sexual misconduct by Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken:NOV. 16A Los Angeles radio anchor accuses Franken of forcibly kissing her while they were rehearsing during a 2006 USO tour. KABC anchor Leeann Tweeden also made public a photo that shows Franken smiling, with his hands over her chest as if to grope her, as she slept. Franken, who was a comedian at the time, released a statement saying he remembered the alleged kiss differently and he felt "disgusted with myself" over the photo.
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 4, 2018She provided a photo of Franken touching her chest while she was asleep. Franken apologized and called the photograph an embarrassing joke, and welcomed an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee. [24] The Wrap – Bill Maher Catches Heat for Reenacting Al Franken Grope Photo .
Bill Maher couldn't contain himself, or his hands, and decided to mock Al Franken 's infamous mid-air groping photo . Maher 's catching some flak for the photo , which he had to expect. But with this coming directly on the heels of Dave Chappelle's jokes about Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K.'s victims
While Maher had some supporters in the comments section of the tweet -- and more than a few people lamenting that Franken had stepped down from the Senate -- a number of responders felt that Maher's attempt at humor was too much of a reach.
"It's not funny," read one terse response.
"Jokes about sexual misconduct are: easy, not funny, offensive," read another reply.
"Are you mocking Sen. Franken and the victim?" another unsatisfied customer asked. "Not cool."
"That's not even funny. Get a new job," read another assessment.
"This isn't funny. Franken who was extremely important to the senate & American values & had to resign. This is awful," read another response.
Franken announced that he was stepping down as a senator representing Minnesota in December, after radio host Tweeden wrote that the comedian groped and forcibly kissed her while the two were on tour with the USO in 2003. Six more women came out and accused Franken of misconduct in the weeks after Tweeden's accusation.
Half of Minnesota Voters Feel Al Franken Should Not Resign From Senate .
One thing that may be driving this opinion in the state is that Franken is fairly popular with voters. PPP found his job approval rating at 53%.According to a new survey by Public Policy Polling, 50 percent of Minnesota voters think Franken should not tender his resignation. This is compared to 42 percent who believe he should go through with his plan to leave the Senate on January 2.
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