Leeann Tweeden: ‘There’s No Reason Why I Shouldn’t Accept’ Al Franken’s Apology

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TWEEDEN: “There’s no reason why I shouldn’t accept his apology. If that’s — sure. I didn’t come out to — I wasn’t looking for anything. People are like, 'What were you expecting from him? What did you expect from him?' If you wanted to apologize, great. Look, this has happened — this has been going on — this happened 11 years ago. I saw him a couple years after that with my husband at a USO gala and he walked up to me, found me in a room and said hello to me and I was very cold to him. He found me, you know, with my back to him, and said hello. And I was like, 'Hi, Al,' and I turned around and walked away from him. My husband even said to me last night, “As I recall, Leeann, you left me standing there with Al because you said hello and then turned your back and walked away and left me standing there with him.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, because I wasn't going to talk to him.' He had a chance to apologize to me then. He knew exactly what he did to me then, and that picture was out there. He had a chance to apologize to me, so I wasn’t holding my breath. I would’ve been long dead by then. The apology, sure, I accept it."