Billy Bush returns to 'Extra,' says Access Hollywood tape was 'weaponized'
By Joe Concha - 09/10/19 10:16 AM EDT
Billy Bush returned to television Monday night as host of "Extra," almost three years after being fired over a 2005 Access Hollywood tape that was leaked, revealing a lewd conversation between Bush and Donald Trump in 2005.
Bush, in an interview with CBS News's Gayle King that aired Tuesday morning, said he didn't believe the "Access Hollywood" tape would be "weaponized" for political purposes. The tape, which was in possession of Access Hollywood producer NBC, was leaked to the Washington Post two days before a key presidential debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
"I was not prepared for what happened, because it happened, like so often things do these days, like that. Took the car to the airport, got on the plane, and boom," Bush told King in an interview that aired on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday.
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