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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 10:39 AM Nov 2017

Photo: Tweeden didn't look disgusted at Franken when actually kissing him on-stage.

Her story was that Franken wanted to practice the kiss during the rehearsal and took advantage of it. So she tried to avoid him from then on.

And now take a look how she tried to avoid Franken:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/18/1716798/-More-Photos-Emerging-From-Franken-Tweeden-s-USO-Tour-They-speak-for-themselves








From this article it seems that the skit (and its rehearsal) happened at the first stop of the USO-tour in Iraq.
http://heavy.com/news/2017/11/al-franken-leann-tweeden-photo/

That means that the rehearsal and the alleged assault must have happened before the photos of them two kissing on-stage.

With her arms around Franken's neck, she doesn't seem too repulsed by the idea of kissing him again.

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John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
1. She says she did it by turning her head so that he could not kiss her on her lips.
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 10:57 AM
Nov 2017

From http://www.kabc.com/2017/11/16/leeann-tweeden-on-senator-al-franken/ :

"Not long after, I performed the skit as written, carefully turning my head so he couldn’t kiss me on the lips."


rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)
2. The skit was about three years old at the time, wasn't written for Lyin' Leeann. n/t
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 11:35 AM
Nov 2017

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writes3000

(4,734 posts)
6. No, the show doesnt need to go on. If someone aggressively assaults you, you insist on changes
Sun Nov 19, 2017, 04:47 PM
Nov 2017

In the skit. To do less than that means you aren’t taking care of yourself.

Btw, if she told Franken that she felt he took advantage in rehearsal, if I were Franken I would suggested we not do the kiss in the performance either. I’ll be curious to hear if Franken remembers being admonished by her.

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