Then he yells, ‘F*ck you - you imprisoned me for three years!’ It was an Iraqi who had recently become an American citizen, and who had obviously had a bad time of it under Saddam.”Ī short profile in Playboy Magazine described how Tweeden once worked for Hooters. (I think my dad might be the only person reading this who knows Bruno). Anyway, he gets up there last night and does his initial rounds of ‘f*ck you’s’ to the troops, when I hear a shaky voice next to me yell, ‘No - f*ck YOU!” I turn, and there’s this guy with long greasy hair, looks kind of like Bruno, the guy who used to work at Carlo’s salon. Then he hits on Leeann Tweeden and gets dragged out yelling ‘F*CK YOU!’ It’s real high-brow stuff.
Al does this Saddam bit wherein he dresses as ‘trial’ Saddam (white shirt, black suit, beard) and is led up there in cuffs by two MPs. One funny thing happened, or rather almost happened. But it was a great show, which made all of us feel a bit better. Last night’s show was really great - everyone stepped it up a notch, although part of me still isn’t convinced the soldiers in the audience were really reachable. He wrote: “At this point, of course, I’m feeling a little better. We are incredibly disappointed in Senator Franken."Ī photographer who was there when the skit was performed blogged about it at the time. “The Minnesota DFL commends Leeann Tweeden for courageously coming forward to share her story. Some are questioning why the photographer stood there and took it, versus stopping the situation. “It wasn’t until I was back in the US and looking through the CD of photos we were given by the photographer that I saw this one…” By “this one,” she was referring to the photo above, which she included with the article. When our C-17 cargo plane took off from Afghanistan I immediately fell asleep, even though I was still wearing my flak vest and Kevlar helmet,” she wrote.
After 2 weeks of grueling travel and performing I was exhausted. “The tour wrapped and on Christmas Eve we began the 36-hour trip home to L.A. Tweeden says she tried to avoid Franken after that, which she believes made him angry. Tweeden accuses him of forcibly kissing her and of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept. Leeann Tweeden, Al Franken's accuser, speaks out on groping allegations Leeann Tweeden described her encounter with Al Franken during a USO tour in 2006. I shouldn’t have done it.” According to The Washington Post, Franken, a Democrat, was an “Air America radio host at the time of the alleged incident” and “was elected to the Senate two years later, in 2008.” He then released a much lengthier statement: As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn’t. You can see it later in this article.įranken released a statement after Tweeden published her account, saying, “I certainly don’t remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann. Tweeden alleges that the incident with the Minnesota senator occurred as she “embarked on my ninth USO Tour to entertain our troops, my eighth to the Middle East since the 9/11 attacks.” She included a photo with the essay that appears to show Franken grabbing her breasts while she is sleeping in military gear. #MeToo,” she wrote, using the hashtag that took off in the wake of the accusations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, as people throughout the United States have shared stories of sexual abuse and harassment. “I’ve decided it’s time to tell my story. Leeann Tweeden, a morning news anchor on TalkRadio 790 KABC in Los Angeles and well-known model, is accusing Senator Al Franken of groping and kissing her without her consent while they were performing in a 2006 military tour overseas. Leeann Tweeden attends the 27th Annual Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Sports Spectacular at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel on in Century City,
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