Nancy O'Dell addresses Trump tape on 'Entertainment Tonight': 'I didn't ask to be a part' of this

Nancy O'Dell spoke publicly about the lewd comments Donald Trump made in leaked audio tapes released by the Washington Post on Monday night's Entertainment Tonight.

"I feel it's very important that I address you all directly. As a journalist for 26 years now, it is my job to bring you news about others, rather than turning the focus on myself," O'Dell said on-air. "But by now, I'm sure that most of you have heard the audio tape which became national news and part of the presidential race. My name was mentioned and unfortunately, the release of it has thrown me into the middle of the political arena of which I didn't ask to be a part."

She continued, "I released a statement on Saturday and I truly mean what I said. There is no room for objectification of women, or anyone for that matter, not even in the 'locker room.'"

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On Friday, hot mic audio of Trump telling former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about sexual advances he made on O'Dell, who was then a co-host of Bush's, became the center of a media firestorm. In the leaked audio, the Republican presidential candidate is caught telling Bush, "I moved on her, and I failed. I'll admit it." He adds, "I did try and f— her. She was married."

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O'Dell previously addressed the tapes in a statement posted to Entertainment Tonight's website Saturday.

"Politics aside, I'm saddened that these comments still exist in our society at all. When I heard the comments yesterday, it was disappointing to hear such objectification of women," the statement read. "The conversation needs to change because no female, no person, should be the subject of such crass comments, whether or not cameras are rolling. Everyone deserves respect no matter the setting or gender. As a woman who has worked very hard to establish her career, and as a mom, I feel I must speak out with the hope that as a society we will always strive to be better."

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During Sunday night's second presidential debate, Trump repeatedly clarified that his crass comments about women were "locker-room talk."

"I'm not proud of it. I apologized to my family, I apologized to the American people," he said when questioned by moderator Anderson Cooper. "Certainly I'm not proud of it, but this is locker-room talk."

Bush, who joined NBC's Today show after leaving Access Hollywood earlier this year, was suspended from Today for his involvement.

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