Your Monday Wake-Up Call: Who Wants to Buy Rolling Stone? Plus, Lena Dunham Says Sorry
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What people are talking about today: You might have wondered how “Saturday Night Live” would tackle the issue of its star alumnus, comedian-turned-Senator Al Franken, being accused of kissing and groping a woman without her consent. The NBC show didn’t let him off the hook, though it didn’t totally skewer him, either. (Watch here.) SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment broadcast the now-famous shot of Franken placing his hands over radio host Leeann Tweeden’s breasts while she slept. “Now I know this photo looks bad, but remember, it also is bad,” co-host Colin Jost said. “And sure, this was taken before Franken ran for public office, but it was also taken after he was a sophomore in high school. It’s pretty hard to be like, ‘Oh, come on, he didn’t know any better. He was only 55.'” But did Franken deserve a bigger slap? “Franken himself could have come up with something funnier or more damning than what he got Saturday night,” Newsday wrote. Ouch.
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