Scott Baio Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations by Nicole Eggert: ‘She Aggressively Sought Me Out’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT ROBACH Scott ░░░░░░░░ joins us live now ░░░░░░░░ heard Nicole She says ░░░░░░░░ has no doubt she ░░░░░░░░ under 18 when the ░░░░░░░░ of you had sex ░░░░░░░░ say she was 18 ░░░░░░░░ you also say you ░░░░░░░░ proof BAIO I do ░░░░░░░░ do have proof Charles ░░░░░░░░ charge ended in the ░░░░░░░░ of 1990 and she ░░░░░░░░ in the NIK Ritchie ░░░░░░░░ the dirty com we ░░░░░░░░ sex when she was ░░░░░░░░ and she said we ░░░░░░░░ sex long after Charles ░░░░░░░░ charge was done Nicole ░░░░░░░░ was born in January ░░░░░░░░ 1972 Charles in charge ░░░░░░░░ in the fall of ░░░░░░░░ so that would have ░░░░░░░░ her an adult 18 ░░░░░░░░ and she said that ░░░░░░░░ happened long after Charles ░░░░░░░░ charge was done Those ░░░░░░░░ her words ROBACH Correct ░░░░░░░░ that was a radio ░░░░░░░░ with NIK Ritchie you ░░░░░░░░ up Now she says ░░░░░░░░ did happen when it ░░░░░░░░ filming That she lied ░░░░░░░░ the time to protect ░░░░░░░░ show because that s ░░░░░░░░ she thought she needed ░░░░░░░░ do BAIO She lied ░░░░░░░░ the time to so ░░░░░░░░ m trying to figure ░░░░░░░░ which time she s ░░░░░░░░ and which time she ░░░░░░░░ not lying because the ░░░░░░░░ seems to change quite ░░░░░░░░ bit So and I ░░░░░░░░ t keep up with ░░░░░░░░ quite honestly ROBACH I ░░░░░░░░ to bring up NIK ░░░░░░░░ He issued a statement ░░░░░░░░ is the man she ░░░░░░░░ talking to and we ░░░░░░░░ point out he and ░░░░░░░░ both share a manager ░░░░░░░░ now says Nicole was ░░░░░░░░ after that interview She ░░░░░░░░ me it was much ░░░░░░░░ than she described on ░░░░░░░░ She said he molested ░░░░░░░░ as a child and ░░░░░░░░ didn t know any ░░░░░░░░ I can vividly remember ░░░░░░░░ statement It s not ░░░░░░░░ you would forget What ░░░░░░░░ with you and Nicole ░░░░░░░░ she was 14 15 ░░░░░░░░ BAIO Absolutely nothing And ░░░░░░░░ find it interesting Amy ░░░░░░░░ the moment that her ░░░░░░░░ allegation that we had ░░░░░░░░ when she was 17 ░░░░░░░░ is not true as ░░░░░░░░ as that was proven ░░░░░░░░ be 100 false she ░░░░░░░░ up with a new ░░░░░░░░ where something happened once ░░░░░░░░ week for years Now ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ ve ever been on ░░░░░░░░ sitcom set but on ░░░░░░░░ given day on every ░░░░░░░░ and especially Charles in ░░░░░░░░ which was like a ░░░░░░░░ every day one of ░░░░░░░░ favorite jobs I ve ░░░░░░░░ done there s teachers ░░░░░░░░ family crew producers my ░░░░░░░░ So how any of ░░░░░░░░ could have happened is ░░░░░░░░ impossible and I find ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ anybody can believe what ░░░░░░░░ s saying when her ░░░░░░░░ allegation of having sex ░░░░░░░░ we were 17 had ░░░░░░░░ proven to be 100 ░░░░░░░░ and her story keeps ░░░░░░░░ It comes up she ░░░░░░░░ up new things I ░░░░░░░░ the way I m ░░░░░░░░ the first person she ░░░░░░░░ done this to ROBACH ░░░░░░░░ She got very specific ░░░░░░░░ you She says Eggert ░░░░░░░░ you had sexual contact ░░░░░░░░ her touching her inappropriately ░░░░░░░░ she was 14 She ░░░░░░░░ and you mentioned this ░░░░░░░░ it was not a ░░░░░░░░ time incident that this ░░░░░░░░ like once a week ░░░░░░░░ would you describe your ░░░░░░░░ with Eggert on the ░░░░░░░░ Was it strictly professional ░░░░░░░░ No it was great ░░░░░░░░ Was it flirtatious BAIO ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ I mean this sincerely ░░░░░░░░ of the most fun ░░░░░░░░ I ve ever done ░░░░░░░░ girl We had a ░░░░░░░░ time on the set ░░░░░░░░ liked each other Everybody ░░░░░░░░ along ROBACH Nothing inappropriate ░░░░░░░░ It was impossible because ░░░░░░░░ a child is on ░░░░░░░░ set they re either ░░░░░░░░ school or they re ░░░░░░░░ the set with a ░░░░░░░░ and their parents ROBACH ░░░░░░░░ you were never alone ░░░░░░░░ her BAIO No unless ░░░░░░░░ was in a scene ░░░░░░░░ with her and directors ░░░░░░░░ producers and crew guys ░░░░░░░░ watching Never Never It ░░░░░░░░ impossible And the amount ░░░░░░░░ time that we spent ░░░░░░░░ the show was ROBACH ░░░░░░░░ never saw her off ░░░░░░░░ set BAIO Off the ░░░░░░░░ I saw her in ░░░░░░░░ studio a lot Yeah ░░░░░░░░ the set ROBACH She ░░░░░░░░ your garage in one ░░░░░░░░ her tweets BAIO I ░░░░░░░░ no idea what that ░░░░░░░░ I have no idea ░░░░░░░░ you can t just ░░░░░░░░ making up different things ░░░░░░░░ I want to ask ░░░░░░░░ about this Alex Polinsky ░░░░░░░░ played Nicole s brother ░░░░░░░░ the show reportedly said ░░░░░░░░ witnessed inappropriate cuddling between ░░░░░░░░ and Nicole on the ░░░░░░░░ and then Adam Carl ░░░░░░░░ is credited with one ░░░░░░░░ on the show tweeted ░░░░░░░░ remembers her crying about ░░░░░░░░ Why do you think ░░░░░░░░ re saying that Are ░░░░░░░░ lying too BAIO I ░░░░░░░░ t know what they ░░░░░░░░ saying I have no ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ they re saying it ░░░░░░░░ don t there were ░░░░░░░░ many people on that ░░░░░░░░ Nobody said anything until ░░░░░░░░ by the way Nicole ░░░░░░░░ I were friends after ░░░░░░░░ only sexual encounter where ░░░░░░░░ she aggressively sought me ░░░░░░░░ because she wanted me ░░░░░░░░ be her first so ░░░░░░░░ she would be good ░░░░░░░░ her boyfriend those are ░░░░░░░░ words ROBACH You say ░░░░░░░░ seduced you In your ░░░░░░░░ online rebuttal you said ░░░░░░░░ seduced you BAIO Yes ░░░░░░░░ And you stand by ░░░░░░░░ BAIO Absolutely ROBACH You ░░░░░░░░ t attracted to her ░░░░░░░░ didn t seek her ░░░░░░░░ BAIO Absolutely not ROBACH ░░░░░░░░ didn t try to ░░░░░░░░ her BAIO Absolutely not ░░░░░░░░ ROBACH Something else of ░░░░░░░░ you also told Eggert ░░░░░░░░ go to police if ░░░░░░░░ had these allegations And ░░░░░░░░ now says she may ░░░░░░░░ just that Do you ░░░░░░░░ any concerns BAIO No ░░░░░░░░ would I have a ░░░░░░░░ over something that I ░░░░░░░░ t do And rather ░░░░░░░░ take your case to ░░░░░░░░ media where people tend ░░░░░░░░ beat up people like ░░░░░░░░ why not do it ░░░░░░░░ the proper channels instead ░░░░░░░░ making the appearance because ░░░░░░░░ put up allegations like ░░░░░░░░ and it becomes like ░░░░░░░░ ROBACH Well we know ░░░░░░░░ you have certainly spoken ░░░░░░░░ loudly and BAIO Listen ░░░░░░░░ have to tell you ░░░░░░░░ more thing Amy And ░░░░░░░░ are forgetting this And ░░░░░░░░ s very important how ░░░░░░░░ is affecting me Why ░░░░░░░░ would come after me ░░░░░░░░ reputation and stop me ░░░░░░░░ doing something that I ░░░░░░░░ doing that I ve ░░░░░░░░ doing since I m ░░░░░░░░ years old And more ░░░░░░░░ than that is my ░░░░░░░░ And I have a ░░░░░░░░ year old daughter And ░░░░░░░░ 10 year old daughter ░░░░░░░░ not need to be ░░░░░░░░ about this from friends ░░░░░░░░ school these false allegations ░░░░░░░░ job is not to ░░░░░░░░ me My job is ░░░░░░░░ defend my daughter Her ░░░░░░░░ is to be 10 ░░░░░░░░ old And that s ░░░░░░░░ this has got to ░░░░░░░░ ROBACH Scott Baio thank ░░░░░░░░ so much BAIO You ░░░░░░░░ welcome Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me.”