Morphine Prince 109,650 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 George H. W. Bush has apologized to an actress who accused him of sexually assaulting her while they posed for a photograph together four years ago. The actress, Heather Lind, wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post that she was standing next to the former president when he “touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side.” Lind also alleges Bush told her a “dirty joke.” The 93-year-old apologized to Lind in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. The former president’s spokesman Jim McGrath said in the statement, “President Bush would never — under any circumstance — intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humor offended Ms. Lind.” Lind, who starred in AMC’s TURN: Washington’s Spies, wrote in the caption of her Instagram which featured a a photo of former Presidents Barack Obama and Bush shaking hands in a gathering of other former presidents, that this image had “disturbed” her. “I found it disturbing because I recognize the respect ex-presidents are given for having served,” she wrote. “And I feel pride and reverence toward many of the men in the photo. But when I got the chance to meet George H. W. Bush four years ago to promote a historical television show I was working on, he sexually assaulted me while I was posing for a similar photo. “He didn’t shake my hand. He touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side. He told me a dirty joke. And then, all the while being photographed, touched me again.” Lind continued, writing, “Barbara [Bush] rolled her eyes as if to say “not again”. His security guard told me I shouldn’t have stood next to him for the photo. We were instructed to call him Mr. President. It seems to me a President’s power is in his or her capacity to enact positive change, actually help people, and serve as a symbol of our democracy.” “What comforts me is that I too can use my power, which isn’t so different from a President really,” she added. “I can enact positive change. I can actually help people. I can be a symbol of my democracy. I can refuse to call him President, and call out other abuses of power when I see them. I can vote for a President, in part, by the nature of his or her character, knowing that his or her political decisions must necessarily stem from that character.” She wrote that her AMC castmates knew about the alleged assault because she told them, and that she decided to come forward because of “the bravery of other women who have spoken up and written about their experiences.” Source: https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/george-h-w-bush-apologizes-055154853.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Bush 2 Bush collab cancelledT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,650 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Just now, xoxoDerpanne said: Bush 2 Bush collab cancelledT That didn't stop R. Kelly though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Judas 4,106 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 minute ago, Morphine Prince said: That didn't stop R. Kelly though Where's the "Ohh Myy Gawwwdd"reaction button when we need it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uo111 5,282 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 In my experience, some old men get more aggressively perverted because they know that no one will take it seriously or get mad about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: That didn't stop R. Kelly though and Terry Richardson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uo111 5,282 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 We need a vomit react. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 1 minute ago, uo111 said: We need a vomit react. let call it the EW reaction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,650 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 5 minutes ago, xoxoDerpanne said: and Terry Richardson Too Short was accused of sexual assault earlier this year as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddMeOnMYSPACE 2,096 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Men are trash Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,650 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 6 minutes ago, AddMeOnMYSPACE said: Men are trash Vibes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxicHot 6,444 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm so tired of these republicans thinking they're above the law. dOnT sAd ReAcT mE 2 bE sHaDy i WiLL RePoRt U!!1! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,886 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Oh Grandpa This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 The chance that he has some form of dementia is high. Most people do after the age of ninety. (Not an excuse...it's still sexual harassment.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Being goosed by a 90+ year old man in a wheel chair is not the same thing a showing up to Harvey Weinstein's apartment and having him answer the door in a half open bath rove with nothing underneath, when you are supposed to be discussing why you should be cast as the lead actress in his new movie. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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