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US senator Al Franken apologises for grope caught on camera

November 16, 2017 3:52 pm

US Senator Al Franken has responded to a woman’s allegations that he groped her as she slept and “forcibly” kissed her in a rehearsal for a comedy skit.

Leeann Tweeden says the two incidents happened in December 2006 on a tour to entertain US troops overseas, before Mr Franken entered politics.

The radio host wrote that the former comic “aggressively” kissed her while saying they had to rehearse a scene.

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Mr Franken, a former Saturday Night Live writer, apologised for the grope.