{"id":48626,"date":"2017-10-25T06:05:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T06:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=48626"},"modified":"2017-10-25T06:06:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T06:06:25","slug":"actress-alleges-george-h-w-bush-groped-her-in-since-deleted-instagram-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/actress-alleges-george-h-w-bush-groped-her-in-since-deleted-instagram-post.html","title":{"rendered":"Actress alleges George H.W. Bush groped her in since-deleted Instagram post"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Actress alleges George H.W. Bush groped her in since-deleted Instagram post<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Actress alleges George H.W. Bush groped her in since-deleted Instagram post:- An actress claimed Tuesday that George H.W. Bush groped her during a photo shoot \u2013 with Barbara Bush just feet away \u2013 and the former president later apologized, calling it an \u201cattempt at humor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Heather Lind, 34, a star of \u201cTurn: Washington\u2019s Spies,\u201d said the incident happened four years ago when Bush, now 93, and his wife met the cast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cWhen I got the chance to meet George H. W. Bush four years ago to promote a historical television show I was working on, he sexually assaulted me while I was posing for a similar photo. He didn\u2019t shake my hand. He touched me from behind from his wheelchair with his wife Barbara Bush by his side. He told me a dirty joke,\u201d Lind wrote in the post, which was later deleted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cAnd then, all the while being photographed, touched me again. Barbara rolled her eyes as if to say `\u2019not again,\u2019 \u201d Lind continued. \u201cHis security guard told me I shouldn\u2019t have stood next to him for the photo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A rep for the former president admitted Bush, now 93, might have erred.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cPresident Bush would never \u2014 under any circumstance \u2014 intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humor offended Ms. Lind,\u201d Bush\u2019s spokesman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cTurn\u201d \u2013 which ran for four seasons on AMC \u2013 brought to light the network of spies employed by Gen. George Washington against the British.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Lind played Anna Strong, who was active in the Culper Ring of spies on Long Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/10\/25\/actress-alleges-george-h-w-bush-sexually-assaulted-her-in-since-deleted-instagram-post\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/actress-alleges-george-h-w-bush-groped-her-in-since-deleted-instagram-post.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress alleges George H.W. Bush groped her in since-deleted Instagram post Actress alleges George H.W. Bush groped her in since-deleted Instagram post:- An actress claimed Tuesday that George H.W. 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