Glenn Beck Propositions Female Guest
While discussing the Internet's racy photos of "American Idol" contestant Antonella Barba, CNN "Headline News" host Glenn Beck abruptly said to his guest, US Weekly's Dina Sansing, "Dina, I've got some time and a camera. Why don't you stop by?" After a few seconds of stunned silence, Beck said "No? OK."While discussing the Internet’s racy photos of “American Idol” contestant Antonella Barba, CNN “Headline News” host Glenn Beck abruptly said to his guest, US Weekly’s Dina Sansing, “Dina, I’ve got some time and a camera. Why don’t you stop by?” After a few seconds of stunned silence, Beck said “No? OK.”
According to Media Matters, Beck has a history of sexually inappropriate on-air comments, which can be found here, here and here.
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