Former ‘Apprentice’ Contestant Says Trump Assaulted Her In A Hotel Room [WITH VIDEO]
Summer Zervos is the 11th woman this week to come forward.
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A former contestant on Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” on Friday became the 11th woman to accuse the Republican nominee of sexual assault or misconduct, alleging that in 2007, Trump brought her to a hotel bungalow and forced himself on her.
Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles, Summer Zervos described an encounter with Trump in a Beverly Hills hotel room where, she said, Trump kissed and groped her. Nearly a dozen women have come forward in recent days with similar stories of unwanted sexual advances from Trump, who has denied all accusations.
Zervos said she reached out to Trump some time after appearing on the NBC show in hopes of getting work at Trump’s real estate company. (Zervos appeared on the fifth season of “The Apprentice,” which aired in 2006.) She lived in L.A., but met with Trump during a trip to New York and asked about a job.
Zervos says that Trump kissed her on the lips at the start of their meeting ? “I was surprised, but felt that perhaps it was just his form of greeting” ? and praised her performance on his show. He mentioned that he’d be in Los Angeles soon and would be in touch.
“As I was about to leave, he again kissed me on the lips,” Zervos said. “This made me feel nervous and embarrassed. This is not what I wanted or expected.”
At Trump’s request, Zervos said, she gave him her phone number. “I left hurriedly and called a friend who lived in New York, because I was upset by the kiss,” she said. “I also called my parents to let them know what had happened.”
Back in L.A., she says, Trump called her and asked to meet her for dinner. Rather than take her to a restaurant, Trump had one of his security guards escort her to a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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