A Bush spokesman apologised to Lind for the former president's "attempt at humour." Lind added she decided to share her story after seeing Bush Sr, 93, appear onstage at a benefit concert to raise money for victims of the hurricane-ravaged southern United States and Caribbean. By AFPMore by this AuthorWASHINGTONFormer US President George HW Bush has apologised for jokingly patting "women's rears" after an actress accused him of groping her from his wheelchair while at a screening. "To try to put people at ease, the president routinely tells the same joke — and on occasion, he has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner. To anyone he has offended, President Bush apologises most sincerely," the statement added.

Source: Daily Nation October 26, 2017 02:48 UTC