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Al Franken 'Absolutely' Regrets Resigning as Senator

Published: 07/22/2019
Al Franken wishes mightily he hadn't resigned as U.S. Senator in wake of sexual misconduct allegations ... saying he should have put up a fight because he denies he did anything wrong. The former Senator from Minnesota told The New Yorker he can't go anywhere without people telling him he should…
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Bill Maher and Bob Saget Mock Al Franken Groping Photo

Published: 01/04/2018
Bill Maher couldn't contain himself, or his hands, and decided to mock Al Franken's infamous mid-air groping photo. LOL? Maher was flying private with Bob Saget when he snapped the shot reaching out for Saget's man boobs. No doubt he nailed the pic, it's a dead-on recreation of Franken pretending…
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Sarah Silverman Saddened by Al Franken's Last Day in the Senate

Published: 01/02/2018
Sarah Silverman is sad Sen. Al Franken was forced to resign, and pissed President Trump hasn't had the decency to do the same. We got Sarah at LAX Monday and asked her about her old pal who officially stepped down Tuesday after announcing he'd do so in December. She wanted to defend him, and tried…
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Senator Joe Manchin Wants to Give Al Franken a Chance to Stay

Published: 12/19/2017
Senator Joe Manchin is breaking with his own party over Al Franken, saying they jumped the gun in forcing him to resign ... and suggesting he be given a chance to stay. We got the West Virginia Democratic Senator in D.C. Tuesday where we asked if he truly felt Franken shouldn't have to resign…
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Newt Gingrich Says Al Franken's Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Published: 12/10/2017
Newt Gingrich knows how to sit on a fence -- 'cause he's now defending Al Franken ... while also bashing him for thinking he could go the distance in politics. We got the former Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill and asked about his recent defense of Franken on TV ... where he said the guy…
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Senator Al Franken Resigns In Wake of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Published: 12/07/2017
Senator Al Franken is resigning, but still insists some of the allegations against him are not true, and he thinks the Ethics Committee would agree he's done nothing wrong while in the Senate. In his speech on the Senate floor, Franken said he wanted to be respectful of the women who accused of…
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Weird Al, Hey Fox News, Stop Calling Franken by My Name!!!

Published: 12/02/2017
Weird Al is pissed off that people are associating his name with a pervert. We got Al Friday leaving Bristol Farms in WeHo and he seems miffed Fox News Channel has been referring to Franken as Weird Al. He says he does not want to be confused with a pervert. Weird Al tweeted, "If you really feel…
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Al Franken 'Groping' Photo Gets Slapped On Zendaya Movie Billboard

Published: 11/30/2017
Al Franken's infamous groping photo briefly co-starred with Zendaya on a movie billboard ... in the name of art. Street art. The cropped image of Franken reaching his hands out -- over Leeann Tweeden breasts in the original image -- showed up Thursday morning on an L.A. billboard for Zendaya's…
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Al Franken Smiles and Poses for Photo with Students Amid Harassment Allegations

Published: 11/28/2017
Al Franken's still Mr. Popular in D.C. ... at least to a group of students eager to take a picture with the Senator. We got Sen. Franken on Capitol Hill Tuesday looking to be in good spirits as he posed for a photo with some happy students from Virginia. His smile faded away, though, as we tried…
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Senator Marco Rubio Offers Lesson and Al Franken Should Listen

Published: 11/28/2017
Marco Rubio's dishing advice on how politicians should properly pose for pictures ... that's how bad it's also gotten in D.C. We got the Senator at Reagan National Airport where we bring up allegations from 3 different women claiming Senator Al Franken grabbed their asses while posing for…
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Elliott Gould Defends Al Franken Amid Groping, Harassment Allegation

Published: 11/17/2017
Elliott Gould doesn't think Sen. Al Franken's career deserves to be sunk by Leeann Tweeden revealing he groped her in 2006 ... because that mistake doesn't define his friend. The actor's been tight with Franken long before his political days-- Franken was an 'SNL' writer back when Elliott hosted.…
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Calls for Sen. Al Franken Probe After Leeann Tweeden Makes Sexual Harassment Claim (UPDATE)

Published: 11/16/2017
10:54 AM PT -- Leeann says she accepts Franken's apology. Sen. Al Franken may face an Ethics Committee review in the wake of claims he groped and sexually harassed radio host and former model Leeann Tweeden. Tweeden released a 2006 photo of Franken -- who was not then elected -- groping, or at…
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Sarah Silverman Defends "Big Wet Kisser" Al Franken

The comedian has been a long time friend of Franken's.
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Sarah Silverman Saddened by Al Franken's Last Day in the Senate

Sarah Silverman is sad Sen. Al Franken was forced to resign, and pissed President Trump hasn't had the decency to do the same.
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Newt Gingrich Says Al Franken's Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Newt Gingrich knows how to sit on a fence -- 'cause he's now defending Al Franken ... while also bashing him for thinking he could go the distance in politics.
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Weird Al, Hey Fox News, Stop Calling Franken by My Name!!!

Weird Al is pissed off that people are associating his name with a pervert.
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Al Franken Smiles and Poses for Photo with Students in D.C.

Al Franken's still Mr. Popular in D.C. ... at least to a group of students eager to take a picture with the Senator.
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Senator Marco Rubio Offers Lesson and Al Franken Should Listen

Marco Rubio's dishing advice on how politicians should properly pose for pictures ... that's how bad it's also gotten in D.C.
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Elliott Gould Defends Al Franken Amid Groping, Harassment Allegation

Elliott Gould doesn't think Sen. Al Franken's career deserves to be sunk by Leeann Tweeden revealing he groped her in 2006 ... because that mistake doesn't define his friend.
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Senator Al Franken Says SNL's Trump Skits Are Comedy Gold

Senator Al Franken says Saturday Night Live is as good as it's ever been with their Donald Trump skits -- and he should know ... as an original writer for the show.
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