Allred talks about client’s new claim of sexually inappropriate behavior
Atty. Gloria Allred talks with Wolf Blitzer about her client’s claim of sexually inappropriate behavior against 2012 GOP candidate Herman Cain. Two highlights are after the jump and a full transcript will be posted on CNN.com. This interview aired today on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer during the 5 p.m. ET hour.
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Highlight from Full Interview
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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Did you ask her, was there ever a sense that he felt that maybe she was leading him on? Because when he invited her to come to the Capital Hilton Hotel here in Washington, he upgraded her to a beautiful suite. Did she say or do anything to suggest to him that, you know what, maybe they were going to have an affair or anything like that?
GLORIA ALLRED, REPRESENTING SHARON BIALEK: Absolutely not, Wolf. And as a matter of fact, he had met her boyfriend, the physician, at an event where — I’d say it was the National Restaurant Association conference. And, in fact, even asked them up to an after-party.
And her boyfriend came with her. So he had met her boyfriend. And that is why it was her boyfriend who suggested, after she was no longer working for the National Restaurant Association, why don’t you call Mr. Cain, Herman, and see if maybe he can help you get a job, perhaps on the state level, instead of the national level?
And she thought that was a good idea because Mr. Cain had been very cordial to her and to her boyfriend. And as I say, she had met Mr. Cain on more than one occasion. So she thought maybe he would help her.
And she contacted his secretary, and then he called her back. They made the appointment.
And she thought when she got to her room, and it had been upgraded, that maybe it was her boyfriend who had surprised her and done that since he had made the reservations. And only later did she find out from Mr. Cain — Mr. Cain allegedly said to her that he had arranged for the upgrade.
So, no. Did she come on to him? Absolutely not.
And as a matter of fact, when he made advances to her, as she alleges that she indicated, “You know I have a boyfriend.” And of course he would know that because he had met the boyfriend.
So, this is not what she came for. She made clear what she came for. And it just was so very disturbing to her.
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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Is it your sense that not only is she a Republican, but she’s a Tea Party activist? Would she describe herself as Tea Party activist?
GLORIA ALLRED, REPRESENTING SHARON BIALEK: Well, she describes herself as a registered Republican. And that’s who she is.
BLITZER: But she’s not affiliated — or is she affiliated — with any of the other Republican presidential campaigns? Because you know the allegations that maybe other campaign put her up to it or anything like that. You have had conversations with her. What has she said to you?
ALLRED: She said that she specifically has not made any donations to any of the other campaigns. She has not been involved with any of the other campaigns, and that she is speaking out because she alleges that Herman Cain sexually harassed her.
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