Leeann Tweeden: 11 Years Ago ‘I Was Afraid’ I Would Get Fired

>> He issued two statements ░░░░░░░░ I apologize two I ░░░░░░░░ women Can you read ░░░░░░░░ second and third run ░░░░░░░░ me He says I ░░░░░░░░ women I don t ░░░░░░░░ men who don t ░░░░░░░░ fact that my own ░░░░░░░░ have given people a ░░░░░░░░ to doubt that makes ░░░░░░░░ feel shame He is ░░░░░░░░ asked do you accept ░░░░░░░░ apology and what do ░░░░░░░░ think should happen after ░░░░░░░░ investigation There s no ░░░░░░░░ why I shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ his apology If that ░░░░░░░░ sure And you didn ░░░░░░░░ come out to I ░░░░░░░░ t looking for anything ░░░░░░░░ were asking what I ░░░░░░░░ from him If you ░░░░░░░░ to apologize great This ░░░░░░░░ happened this is been ░░░░░░░░ on this happened 11 ░░░░░░░░ ago I saw him ░░░░░░░░ couple years after that ░░░░░░░░ my husband at a ░░░░░░░░ and he walked up ░░░░░░░░ me found me in ░░░░░░░░ room and said hello ░░░░░░░░ me and I was ░░░░░░░░ cold to him He ░░░░░░░░ me with my back ░░░░░░░░ him and said hello ░░░░░░░░ turned around and walked ░░░░░░░░ from him My husband ░░░░░░░░ to me last night ░░░░░░░░ As I recall you ░░░░░░░░ me standing there with ░░░░░░░░ because you said hello ░░░░░░░░ turned your back and ░░░░░░░░ me standing with him ░░░░░░░░ had a chance to ░░░░░░░░ to me then He ░░░░░░░░ exactly what he did ░░░░░░░░ me then that picture ░░░░░░░░ out there He had ░░░░░░░░ chance to apologize to ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t holding ░░░░░░░░ breath I would ve ░░░░░░░░ long dead by then ░░░░░░░░ apology sure I accept ░░░░░░░░ People make mistakes of ░░░░░░░░ he knew he made ░░░░░░░░ mistake I do accept ░░░░░░░░ apology The ethics investigation ░░░░░░░░ that s what Mitch ░░░░░░░░ wants to do that ░░░░░░░░ on them I m ░░░░░░░░ calling for that If ░░░░░░░░ s what he wants ░░░░░░░░ do okay That s ░░░░░░░░ to them I m ░░░░░░░░ demanding any of that ░░░░░░░░ just don t want ░░░░░░░░ me it is more ░░░░░░░░ is happening in Hollywood ░░░░░░░░ worked in the entertainment ░░░░░░░░ for over 20 years ░░░░░░░░ with Al now in ░░░░░░░░ Senate this is kind ░░░░░░░░ Hollywood and kind of ░░░░░░░░ but it s sort ░░░░░░░░ parallel This is happening ░░░░░░░░ middle America this is ░░░░░░░░ for women that work ░░░░░░░░ chili s that is ░░░░░░░░ for a while women ░░░░░░░░ work in an office ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa and Kansas ░░░░░░░░ Florida this is happening ░░░░░░░░ women who have no ░░░░░░░░ and no essay to ░░░░░░░░ up This is I ░░░░░░░░ the tide is turning ░░░░░░░░ about all the women ░░░░░░░░ don t have microphones ░░░░░░░░ have a voice and ░░░░░░░░ say something and it ░░░░░░░░ everywhere on the news ░░░░░░░░ about the women who ░░░░░░░░ assaulted every day and ░░░░░░░░ afraid to speak out ░░░░░░░░ was afraid to speak ░░░░░░░░ 11 years ago I ░░░░░░░░ to say something and ░░░░░░░░ were people around me ░░░░░░░░ said You would get ░░░░░░░░ you will never work ░░░░░░░░ this town again I ░░░░░░░░ afraid of that I ░░░░░░░░ was afraid of that ░░░░░░░░ was working at Fox ░░░░░░░░ I had a good ░░░░░░░░ and I thought if ░░░░░░░░ came out and spoke ░░░░░░░░ I probably would get ░░░░░░░░ or would just get ░░░░░░░░ out I was afraid ░░░░░░░░ that I m not ░░░░░░░░ of that anymore Could ░░░░░░░░ still happen?