Former President George H.W. Bush apologized for his alleged sexual assault of actress Heather Lind Tuesday.
Lind, 34, claimed in a now-deleted Instagram post that Bush, 93, “sexually assaulted” her during a screening of the AMC show “Turn: Washington Spies” by touching her from his wheelchair, whispering a dirty joke, and then touching her again, Fox News reported.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush allegedly saw the incident and rolled her eyes at her husband “as if to say, ‘not again’,” according to Lind. A security guard then told Lind that she “shouldn’t have stood next to him for the photo.” Lind claims that countless women saw his sexual move, but said his “power” allowed him to get away with his inappropriate actions, the Daily Mail reported.
“President Bush would never — under any circumstance — intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humor offended Ms. Lind,” a Bush spokesman told Fox News.
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