L.A.Times: Schwarzeneggar Groped Hollywood Women

Reuters.com ^ | Oct 2,2003 | Reuters

[foolscap]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six women who met Arnold Schwarzenegger on movie sets and other places over the last three decades say he groped them, the Los Angeles Times said on Thursday. In interviews with the Times, three of the women described their surprise and discomfort when Schwarzenegger grabbed their breasts. A fourth said he reached under her skirt and gripped her buttocks.

A fifth woman said Schwarzenegger groped her and tried to remove her bathing suit in a hotel elevator, while a sixth said Schwarzenegger pulled her onto his lap and asked whether a certain sexual act had ever been performed on her.

Schwarzenegger is the leading Republican candidate in California's recall election for governor.

"Did he rape me? No," said one woman, who described a 1980 encounter in which she said Schwarzenegger touched her breast. "Did he humiliate me? You bet he did."

According to the newspaper, none of the women who discussed their encounters with the former body builder said they filed any legal action against him.

Schwarzenegger's campaign spokesman, Sean Walsh, said the candidate has not engaged in improper conduct toward women, and that such allegations are part of an escalating political attack on Schwarzenegger as the recall election approaches.

"We believe Democrats and others are using this to try to hurt Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign," Walsh said. "We believe that this is coming so close before the election, something that discourages good, hard-working, decent people from running for office."

The Times did not learn of any of the six women from Schwarzenegger's rivals in the recall race, and none of the women approached the newspaper on her own. Reporters contacted them in the course of a six-week examination of Schwarzenegger's behavior toward women on and off the movie set.

The Times said Schwarzenegger's attitudes about women have been an issue during the campaign, with critics accusing him of being misogynistic, based on past statements he has made to various publications.

Schwarzenegger has said he respects women and that many of his comments were made in jest or simply meant to be provocative.

[eleni121]

If groping women is an indicator of a candidate's ability to be elected, then Arnie fits the Slick Willie mold to a T.

Can the WH be far behind?

[Xenalyte]

Christ on a cow. What fragile, delicate hothouse flowers these women be.

Two years ago, my seasonal job put me in a uniform that invited groping. I did NOT let any yahoo get away with that. None of them were Mr. Universe, but that doesn't matter.

If you don't like being felt up, slap the guy, get off his lap and leave the room yelling. It's that simple.

[af_vet_1981]

Dr. Laura likes it when married men have relations with their wives. Do you have a problem with that ?

[Jumper]

Kalifornication.... First Arnold was outted at having been "gay" or in a gay publication and it did not hurt him.... Now they out Arnold as a womanizer, in venue of Clinton and it also will backfire. For the democrats to finally get morality based values is a sheer sign that they stand for nothing and have no sense of values to start with!

[veronica]

Six women who met Arnold Schwarzenegger on movie sets and other places over the last three decades say he groped them, the Los Angeles Times said on Thursday. In interviews with the Times, three of the women described their surprise and discomfort when Schwarzenegger grabbed their breasts. A fourth said he reached under her skirt and gripped her buttocks.

Ever been on a movie set? I have. Lots of them. Everybody flirts with and gropes everybody else. It's the most incestuous and ass-grabbing environment you can imagine. People on sets have even been known to have affairs with each other.

SHOCKING! :))

[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

Ahhhhnold....da Sperminator!

[metalboy]

Groping never hurt this guy...Even when it was done on national television while he was drunk.

[Xenalyte]

No offense (really), but did you recently find yourself ejected from a vehicle transporting turnips? ;)

My favorite saying in that vein: "I may indeed have been born last night, but I didn't live all day today for nothin'."

[af_vet_1981]

It appears that those incensed with Bill Clinton's policies and behaviors are prepared to vote Bill Schwarzengeggar into office. It's absolutely fascinating.

What exactly are you trying to say ?
Spell it out for us.

[SBprone]

Dirt Dump Day traditionally falls on the Thursday preceding an election. Do you suppose the LA Times would claim they never heard of Dirt Dump Day? I guess they would have to, or admit to being an official appendage of the California Democratic Party.

[Puppage]

L.A.Times: Schwarzeneggar Groped Hollywood Women

And, Bill Klinton RAPED THEM...what's their point?

[SONbrad]

Interesting. So you believe all of this at face value. You have no agenda...Nope....uh uh!

[Peach]

I know; I was being facetious. Good post, BTW.

AND, I meant to wish you Happy Birthday yesterday.

[xzins]

If this carries in California, then there really is no moral authority in the future for Republicans to bring up Juanita Brodderick.

It will be proven to have been all politics; simply a matter of whose ox is being gored.

[malakhi]

By golly, he's PRESIDENTIAL material!!

[xzins]

Same policies, same behaviors.

Is that clear and succinct enough?

[af_vet_1981]

Your man is a lying groper

Tell the truth. Have you ever in your life groped someone ?

[Dog Gone]

Who directed the Times to the women..

The #1 suspect would be Bob Muholland.

[af_vet_1981]

Same policies, same behaviors. Is that clear and succinct enough?

No, list the behaviors and show how they are similar. I already know the platform Arnold is running on.

[metalboy]

SO *hic* WHAT`S WRONG *hic* WITH *hic* GROPING? *hic*.....

...or being blasted out of your mind half the time?