The women of SNL issue statement in support of Al Franken
In the wake of multiple groping allegations against Al Franken, many of his old Saturday Night Live colleagues have seen fit to issue a statement supporting the sitting U.S. senator. Thirty-six women, including Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman, signed this offer of solidarity, in which they call Franken’s actions—which reportedly include groping a sleeping woman—“stupid and foolish,” his apology “appropriate,” and they “mention our sincere appreciation that he treated each of us with the utmost respect and regard.”