December 7, 2017
Hollywood Reacts to Al Franken Resignation: ‘Dark Day for America’
by DANIEL NUSSBAUM
Breitbart.com
Celebrities took to social media Thursday to react to Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) announcement that he would resign from the Senate in the coming weeks after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.
Some stars, including actor Tom Arnold and actress Alyssa Milano, appeared to express disappointment that Franken was resigning. Arnold claimed that Franken’s first accuser, journalist Leeann Tweeden, had been “coached” to bring the senator down, while Milano called attention to previous allegations against Donald Trump.
Tom Arnold
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@TomArnold
I’m disappointed with my friend Leeann Tweedon. Her partner at KABC John Phillips is a Roger Stone pal & they coached her for weeks to bring Al Franken down. I’d hoped she’d use her voice to speak out for all women again predators like Roy Moore & Donald Trump but she’s a birther
9:47 PM - Dec 6, 2017
Tom Arnold
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@TomArnold
I’ve gone to bat for Leeann 100 times this last month hoping she’d at least reveal her whole truth too but she ghosted me. I know every single detail of this political manipulation. KABC should lose their license. Promoting a fraud is a federal offense & FCC violation. https://twitter.com/nealpeterson13/status/938602523790684160 …
10:08 PM - Dec 6, 2017
Alyssa Milano
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@Alyssa_Milano
At the very same time that we are asking Franken to resign from senate -- we are allowing an accused child molester to run for senate.
At the very same time that "Silence Breakers" is the #TimePersonOfTheYear -- a self professed pussy grabber was runner-up.#MeToo
2:49 PM - Dec 6, 2017
Other celebrities like Mark Ruffalo and Patton Oswalt appeared to be satisfied with Franken’s resignation.
“This is what character and humility looks like,” comedian Oswalt tweeted.
Daniel Espindola
@Daniel45959976
Replying to @MarkRuffalo @lisamurkowski
Mark, you are the biggest hypocrite in the world!! Call out any republican for wrongdoing but radio silent on any of your Democratic liberal friends sexual harassment issues. Zero credibility sir!!
Mark Ruffalo
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@MarkRuffalo
Obviously you aren’t into child abuse, obviously you aren’t into sexually harassing women. Neither am I, friend. I hope Al Franken resigns today. I don’t want people like that leading us. We should all set a strong boundary on these issues together.
9:27 AM - Dec 7, 2017
Patton Oswalt
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@pattonoswalt
This is what character & humility look like. https://twitter.com/ariberman/status/938814288638210048 …
11:56 AM - Dec 7, 2017
Franken announced Thursday that he would resign from the Senate “in the coming weeks,” as eight women have come forward to accuse the Minnesota lawmaker and former Saturday Night Live star of sexual misconduct. Franken had faced calls on Wednesday from dozens of his fellow lawmakers to step down.
“A couple months ago I felt that we had entered an important moment in the history of this country. We finally listened to women… then the conversation turned to me,” Franken said.
“I also think that it gave some people the false impression that I did things I have not done,” he added. “Some things aren’t true, while others I remember very differently.”
Below, find Hollywood’s reaction to Franken’s resignation announcement.
Bette Midler
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@BetteMidler
The Dems are always ready to dump one of their own. The GOP stand behind every child molester and every harasser, including POTUS. As unpleasant as it is to face, that's political suicide.
9:37 AM - Dec 7, 2017
Barbra Streisand
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@BarbraStreisand
Senator @alfranken has resigned. He is accused of far less than the accused assaulter in the White House. And the GOP rallies around an accused pedophile in Alabama. Shocking! #RoyMoore.
1:40 PM - Dec 7, 2017
Amber Tamblyn
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@ambertamblyn
We are spending a lot time saying Al Franken has to go and not nearly enough time MAKING Roy Moore go. Prioritize y’all.
2:37 PM - Dec 6, 2017
Kumail Nanjiani
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@kumailn
Al Franken resigns. Finally, we are free of all sexual predators in the U.S. government.
11:59 AM - Dec 7, 2017
Don Cheadle
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@DonCheadle
Can’t win for losing ... https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/938814076926529542 …
12:18 PM - Dec 7, 2017
Eric Bogosian
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@ericbogosian
A dark day for America. Franken bullied out of office. What did he do? Nasty Sean Hannity is gleeful. They win again. Democrats eat their young.
12:12 PM - Dec 7, 2017
Josh Gad
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@joshgad
Good on #AlFranken for doing the right thing. Now let me remind everyone that a man who openly brags about grabbing women by the pussy is still our President while campaigning for an accused child molester who looks like he’s going to win a Senate seat.
12:00 PM - Dec 7, 2017
Maggie Gyllenhaal
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@mgyllenhaal
Also... Anyone else for #DueProcess ? How about an investigation into @alfranken (and @MooreSenate and @realDonaldTrump !!!) FIRST? @ACLU @benwizner @billyeichner @billmaher @SarahKSilverman @AoDespair @petersarsgaard @jeremyscahill https://twitter.com/mgyllenhaal/status/938606459146915842 …
10:42 AM - Dec 7, 2017
David Simon
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@AoDespair
No. Happy to see Franken go when offenses are evidenced. Wish he would have endured the ethics probe because then, when Moore arrives in the Senate, precedent would demand the same of him. There is a process. It matters that we ran past it here. https://twitter.com/EmanuelleBurton/status/938846802413084672 …
2:07 PM - Dec 7, 2017
Chaz Bono
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@ChazBono
Did we police our own or eat our own today? I don’t know, time will tell. I do know that Rodger Stone is taking a victory lap somewhere, and I feel Sick. https://twitter.com/cnnpolitics/status/938818109259075585 …
1:14 PM - Dec 7, 2017
Clay Aiken
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@clayaiken
Democrats are sitting there in the Senate thinking that by forcing Franken to resign they are taking a stand and showing that Democrats have a zero tolerance for sexual harassment. That will NOT be the lesson learned here.
9:14 AM - Dec 7, 2017
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