- Title: California woman accuses Trump of sexual misconduct
- Date: 22nd October 2016
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 22, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ATTORNEY GLORIA ALLRED AND JESSICA DRAKE ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (English) ADULT FILM INDUSTRY ACTOR AND DIRECTOR, JESSICA DRAKE, SAYING: "Ten years ago I was working for Wicked Pictures and adult film company at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. I was at Wicked's booth when I met Donald Trump in the celebrity gift room early in the morning before he teed off. He flirted with me and invited me to walk along the golf course with him, which I did. During that time he asked me for my phone number which I gave to him. Later that evening he invited me to his room. I said I didn't feel right going alone so two other women came with me. In the penthouse suite I met Donald again when we entered the room he grabbed each of us tightly in a hug and kissed each one of us without asking permission. He was wearing pajamas. A bodyguard was also present. He asked me about my job as an adult film star about details on shooting porn and he also asked us about our personal relationships and whether we were married or single. We answered his questions. It felt like an interview. About 30 or 45 minutes later we left his room. After I returned to my room I received a call from a man calling on Donald's behalf. He said Donald wanted me to come back upstairs to Donald's suite. I indicated I did not wish to return. Then Donald called. He asked me to return to his suite and have dinner with him. He also invited me to a party. I declined. Donald then asked me: 'What do you want. How much?' I told him that I couldn't because I had to return to L.A. for work. I said that as an excuse because I didn't want him to continue asking me and I didn't want to be with him. After that I received another call from either Donald or a male calling on his behalf offering me $10000. I declined again and once more gave as an excuse that I had to return to Los Angeles for work. I was then told Mr. Trump would allow me to use his private jet if only I accepted his invitation. I did relate my experiences immediately afterwards to some friends. Out of respect to the other parties involved and their families, I will not share their names. I am choosing to share my personal exchange in light of the recently released tapes in order to lend my voice, my strength and my support to the other women who are coming forward. Collectively his words and his actions are a huge testament to his character that of uncontrollable misogyny, entitlements and to being a sexual assault apologist. This is not acceptable behavior for anyone much less a presidential candidate." WHITE FLASH ALLRED AND DRAKE HOLDING STILL PHOTO DEPICTING DRAKE STANDING NEXT TO MAN WHO APPEARS TO BE DONALD TRUMP
- Embargoed: 6th November 2016 22:43
- Keywords: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump accuser
- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA0015536TZB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Another woman has come forward to accuse Republican candidate for President Donald Trump of inappropriate conduct on Saturday (October 22.)
Jessica Drake, an adult film industry actor and director held a news conference in Los Angeles to say she had an encounter with Trump at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe a decade ago.
Drake said Trump offered her money and the use of his private jet to spend time with him, which she declined.
"Donald called. He asked me to return to his suite and have dinner with him. He also invited me to a party. I declined. Donald then asked me: 'What do you want. How much?' I told him that I couldn't because I had to return to L.A. for work. I said that as an excuse because I didn't want him to continue asking me and I didn't want to be with him. After that I received another call from either Donald or a male calling on his behalf offering me $10000. I declined again and once more gave as an excuse that I had to return to Los Angeles for work. I was then told Mr. Trump would allow me to use his private jet if only I accepted his invitation," Drake said.
At least 10 women have said Trump made unwanted sexual advances, including groping or kissing, in incidents from the early 1980s to 2007, all of which Trump has denied. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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