Signatories included original "SNL" cast members Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin, along with 34 women who worked on the show behind the scenes between 1975 and the present. Curtin told the New York Times on Friday that she was surprised by broadcaster Leeann Tweeden's allegations against Franken. You don't know who's going to be next.”Curtin and Franken worked together on "SNL" from 1975 to 1980 and have remained friends. "I respect women. I don't respect men who don't," Franken said last week.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 21, 2017 18:16 UTC