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Jessica Leeds said the Republican nominee grabbed and tried to kiss her while they were on a plane in the 1970s

Donald Trump sexual abuse accuser Jessica Leeds says she ruefully “laughed out loud” when the former president recently disputed her sworn testimony that he grabbed her, tried to kiss her and ran his hand up her skirt on a plane in the 1970s by insisting “she would not have been the chosen one”.

“He assaulted me 50 years ago and continues to attack me today,” Leeds said alongside her attorneys during a press conference in New York on Monday. “It was like he had 47 arms – like an octopus, but not a sound was spoken.”

Her remarks came after Trump appeared at an appeal hearing on the sexual abuse case brought by E Jean Carroll, which resulted in a jury finding Trump liable of sexually abusing and defaming Carroll.

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“I MOVED ON HER LIKE A BITCH, BUT I COULDN’T GET THERE, AND SHE WAS MARRIED…”

“YOU KNOW I’M AUTOMATICALLY ATTRACTED TO BEAUTIFUL, I JUST START KISSING…”

“WHEN YOU’RE A STAR THEY LET YOU DO IT, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, GRAB THEM BY THE PUSSY”

—Donald John Trump

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

[Leeds ]
I figured if we had nothing to say to each other he would get bored; go away. But instead he uses it as an excuse to put his testicles all over me.

[Reporter ]
Excuse me?

[Leeds ]
You know, like octopus? Testicles?

[Reporter ]
Ohhhh. Tentacles. N-T. Tentacles; big Difference.

Joke. This is a movie quote.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes. It is a wonderfully fun movie.

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't forget the drivers who learned English from listening to Howard Cosell :D

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of course, and over the loudspeaker too! More fun tidbits are the radio playing nothing but breakup songs, the little brother with his "hobbies", Booger pondering the street value of the mountain of "snow", mom learning how to make French food (Peru!) and dad always getting the young-folk phrases wrong. The jokes are littered everywhere. I will also always remember Taylor Negron's performance as the disinterested and careless mailman (RIP).

Obviously I love this film.

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Oh, same here! Don't forget mom's cooking or Ricky's mom blowing up hahaha

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This was originally a setup for an inflation joke but after I posted it I checked and realized it would be closer to 6 with inflation. Ah well.

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yah, 1985 was nearly 40 years ago!

[–] 7355608@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Joke. This is a movie quote.

Is it a quote from the Trump biopic?

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

50 years ago, sheesh. He's that fucking old.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

An octopus with tiny tentacles.