‘Extra’ Stands by Billy Bush After Leak of Sexual Comments About Kendall Jenner - Variety

In a caller portion leaked from the acceptable of “Extra,” big Billy Bush is heard making intersexual comments astir Kendall Jenner — with a crudeness reminiscent of his infamously leaked “Access Hollywood” speech with Donald Trump.

The Daily Beast reported connected Friday that it had reviewed footage of Bush discussing Jenner’s Halloween costume with accumulation staffers during the Oct. 31 taping of “Extra.” He asks astir the sanction of the “Toy Story” quality she was dressed up arsenic earlier joking astir the quality Woody.

“Kendall goes arsenic Jessie and, judge me, determination were a batch of woodies,” helium says successful the 30-second clip, which the Daily Beast published with audio only. The gag was followed by laughter from aggregate voices.

A typical from Telepictures, the part of Warner Bros. Television that produces “Extra,” issued a connection to Variety astir the unauthorized leak of the audio: “As with galore forms of accumulation successful the amusement industry, the show’s originative process allows the flexibility to effort antithetic jokes and banter. In the end, immoderate worldly lands connected the cutting country floor, including remarks that whitethorn beryllium excessively edgy to aerial connected broadcast television.” 

Bush has a past of facing these sorts of leaks. This 1 comes much than six years aft the seismic “Access Hollywood” leak successful October 2016, which caused an uproar successful the weeks earlier the statesmanlike election, aft Trump was heard telling Bush: “I don’t adjacent wait. And erstwhile you’re a star, [women] fto you bash it. You tin bash anything. Grab ’em by the pussy.” Bush responded, “Whatever you want.”

The portion surfaced erstwhile Trump was moving for president and Bush was an anchor connected NBC’s “Today” having been recorded successful 2005 portion Bush was moving for “Access Hollywood.” In the contiguous aftermath of the leak, which made planetary news, Bush was suspended from “Today,” and was aboriginal fired.

Bush apologized soon aft the leak, saying, “Obviously I’m embarrassed and ashamed. It’s nary excuse, but this happened 11 years agone — I was younger, little mature, and acted foolishly successful playing along. I’m precise sorry.”

“Extra” hired Bush successful 2019. He has yet to code his remark astir Jenner publicly.