Billy Bush on CBS "Late Show With Stephen Colbert": "Access Hollywood" tape NBC firing
Billy Bush
Former "Access Hollywood" host  Billy Bush  appeared on CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Monday night in his first interview that  Bush  has done since Donald Trump became president and since Mr. Trump has publicly denied that it was not his voice.  Bush  said  he  was "infuriated" when  he  learned President Trump didn't take responsibility for the 2005 recording.  Bush  also mentioned  he  "would have called the FBI" had  he  known "there was a man detailing a sexual assault strategy."
"Last week  he  [Mr. Trump] came out saying 'that's not my voice on the tape ' " Bush  said. "Like I said ... you can't say that ... that is your voice ... I was there ... you were there ... that's your voice on the tape."
 Bush  then went on to say: "Then you got 20 women at the time -- I don't know what the exact number is because there is more -- but 20 women who used their names. We've got powerful people being held accountable now and sometimes there are anonymous sources. All of these women came out with their names and told their detailed accounts. So when  he  said this ... it infuriated me on the personal front and then I ended up Googling and I read an article with all of these women's accounts -- when that article came out it was 13 days after I was fired so I was in my own personal shock -- fight or flight -- and so I never really read it all the way."
 He  continued: "20 women don't get together and say  'Hey you know what would be really fun? Let's take down a powerful guy together ... haha.' No they don't ... and I say you're reopening wounds on them too. Enough's enough ... stop playing around with people's lives." The audience then cheered and clapped. "That upset me ... so I wrote!"
"Enough's enough. Stop playing around with people's lives":  Billy Bush  slammed Pres. Trump over the infamous "Hollywood Access" tape again  this time on @colbertlateshow https://t.co/TaIAVfrOEh pic.twitter.com/fu4y5Vm0W3 â CBS News (@CBSNews) December 5  2017
Moments later  "Late Show" rebroadcast a portion of the "Access Hollywood" tape and got  Bush 's reaction almost a year and half later to Mr. Trump's boasting of grabbing "women by the p****."
"The first time I ever heard it was about three days before it leaked ... and so it was like a gut punch ... and it's a gut punch now ... it will always be  " Bush  said. "At the time  it was 2005 and  his  ratings went through the roof.  He  was the big star of NBC and I sort of equated what  he  was saying to some kind of crass standup act."
When Colbert pointed out that there was no audience   Bush  said that  he  and the crew on the bus were Mr. Trump's audience.
" He  was just regaling the seven guys on there and doing  his  bit "  he  said.  Bush  continued  "If I had thought there was a man detailing a sexual assault strategy  I would have called the FBI  not just reported to my executive producer  so that was it for  me ."
 Bush  added that  he  was with Mr. Trump "all the time" because "The Apprentice" was doing so well.
"Like I wrote in the op-ed  I think a lot of us were complicit ... everyone kind of had to kiss the ring of The Donald because he was making so much money for NBC ... so I was with him all the time "  Bush  told Colbert.
 Bush  then explained how  he  felt shame with  his  behavior being associated with Mr. Trump.
Colbert cross-examined  Bush  on the contents of the "Access Hollywood" tape and asked what it meant when Mr. Trump said  "I moved on her like a b***h  but I couldn't get there."
 Bush  said  he  was confused as well. "I think  he  meant [ himself ] ... which I was totally confused and backwards.  He  gets going and I don't think  he  really knows "  he  said.
Colbert cracked  "'I took her furniture shopping.' Does that seem like common foreplay to you? "
Bush  said one very sobering moment was after  he  checked  himself  into a a soul-searching retreat center in California to "get better  be a better man" the day Mr. Trump was being sworn in as president. He said as he checked into his cabin  he saw a TV screen with Mr. Trump on it.
Former "Access Hollywood" host   [TGT] appeared on CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Monday night in his first interview that   [TGT] has done since Donald Trump became president and since Mr. Trump has publicly denied that it was not his voice.   [TGT] said   [TGT]   was "infuriated" when   [TGT]   learned President Trump didn't take responsibility for the 2005 recording.   [TGT] also mentioned   [TGT]   "would have called the FBI" had   [TGT]   known "there was a man detailing a sexual assault strategy."
"Last week   [TGT]   [Mr. Trump] came out saying 'that's not my voice on the tape ' "  [TGT] said. "Like I said ... you can't say that ... that is your voice ... I was there ... you were there ... that's your voice on the tape."
  [TGT] then went on to say: "Then you got 20 women at the time -- I don't know what the exact number is because there is more -- but 20 women who used their names. We've got powerful people being held accountable now and sometimes there are anonymous sources. All of these women came out with their names and told their detailed accounts. So when  he  said this ... it infuriated me on the personal front and then I ended up Googling and I read an article with all of these women's accounts -- when that article came out it was 13 days after I was fired so I was in my own personal shock -- fight or flight -- and so I never really read it all the way."
 He  continued: "20 women don't get together and say  'Hey you know what would be really fun? Let's take down a powerful guy together ... haha.' No they don't ... and I say you're reopening wounds on them too. Enough's enough ... stop playing around with people's lives." The audience then cheered and clapped. "That upset me ... so I wrote!"
"Enough's enough. Stop playing around with people's lives":   [TGT] slammed Pres. Trump over the infamous "Hollywood Access" tape again  this time on @colbertlateshow https://t.co/TaIAVfrOEh pic.twitter.com/fu4y5Vm0W3 â CBS News (@CBSNews) December 5  2017
Moments later  "Late Show" rebroadcast a portion of the "Access Hollywood" tape and got   [TGT]  's reaction almost a year and half later to Mr. Trump's boasting of grabbing "women by the p****."
"The first time I ever heard it was about three days before it leaked ... and so it was like a gut punch ... and it's a gut punch now ... it will always be   [TGT] said. "At the time  it was 2005 and   [TGT]   ratings went through the roof.   [TGT]   was the big star of NBC and I sort of equated what   [TGT]   was saying to some kind of crass standup act."
When Colbert pointed out that there was no audience    [TGT] said that   [TGT]   and the crew on the bus were Mr. Trump's audience.
"  [TGT]   was just regaling the seven guys on there and doing   [TGT]   bit "   [TGT]   said.   [TGT]   continued  "If I had thought there was a man detailing a sexual assault strategy  I would have called the FBI  not just reported to my executive producer  so that was it for  me ."
  [TGT] added that   [TGT]   was with Mr. Trump "all the time" because "The Apprentice" was doing so well.
"Like I wrote in the op-ed  I think a lot of us were complicit ... everyone kind of had to kiss the ring of The Donald because he was making so much money for NBC ... so I was with him all the time "   [TGT] told Colbert.
  [TGT] then explained how   [TGT]   felt shame with   [TGT]   behavior being associated with Mr. Trump.
Colbert cross-examined   [TGT] on the contents of the "Access Hollywood" tape and asked what it meant when Mr. Trump said  "I moved on her like a b***h  but I couldn't get there."
  [TGT] said  he  was confused as well. "I think  he  meant [ himself ] ... which I was totally confused and backwards.  He  gets going and I don't think  he  really knows "  he  said.
Colbert cracked  "'I took her furniture shopping.' Does that seem like common foreplay to you? "
 [TGT] said one very sobering moment was after   [TGT]   checked   [TGT]   into a a soul-searching retreat center in California to "get better  be a better man" the day Mr. Trump was being sworn in as president. He said as he checked into his cabin  he saw a TV screen with Mr. Trump on it.