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Billy Bush says he’s now Billy 2.0. The television personality — who was fired from the “Today” show in 2016 for his part in the now-infamous “Access Hollywood” tape involving President Trump — says the resulting fallout has changed him for the better. “I’m a much nicer person . I’m much more curious about other people’s …
Billy Bush says he’s now Billy 2.0.
The television personality — who was fired from the “Today” show in 2016 for his part in the now-infamous “Access Hollywood” tape involving President Trump — says the resulting fallout has changed him for the better.
“I’m a much nicer person . I’m much more curious about other people’s experiences,” he told Dennis Quad on on the actor’s “The Dennissance” podcast on Tuesday. “I only take the good out of it at this point.”
In October 2016, behind-the-scenes video footage from 2005 was released of Bush — who was working at “Access Hollywood” at the time — laughing during conversation where Trump claimed women let him “grab ’em by the p–y.”
Bush, 48, says the aftermath was brutal.
“It’s such an ugly moment,” he revealed. “Yeah you want to delete it, of course you want to delete it but you can’t and it’s out there for the world to consume.
“It’s humiliating, it’s embarrassing, it’s s–tty. There’s no denying the moment is a terrible moment.”
Interestingly, the broadcaster says he has no memory of the infamous conversation with Trump.
“I don’t even remember that ending part,” he claimed. “That famous line, never recalled it. When I heard it, I heard it for the first time because I don’t think it ever landed on me.”
Bush returned to TV last year with a gig on “Extra.”
