Apprentice contestant tearfully claims Donald Trump groped and kissed her against her will at the Beverly Hills Hotel then had her lie in bed while he 'thrust his genitals' at her
- Former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos has come forward claiming she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump in his hotel room
- Zervos claims Trump kissed her with an open mouth multiple times and groped her breast at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2007
- Trump then allegedly asked Zervos to lay down on the bed saying he wanted to watch 'telly telly,' and began 'thrusting his genitals' at her
- 'You do not have the right to treat women as sexual objects because you are a star,' said Zervos, whose Apprentice season aired in 2006
- Zervos has not filed a criminal complaint or lawsuit, and when asked why she came forward said: 'I want to be able to sleep at night when I'm 70'
- Also on Friday afternoon, Kristin Anderson said that Trump put her hand up her skirt and touched her vagina in a New York City club in the early 90s
- Trump denied Zervos' claims in a statement on Friday, saying that he never went to a hotel with her and only vaguely remembered the woman
A woman who was a contestant on the fifth season of The Apprentice has come forward claiming that she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.
Summer Zervos appeared at a press conference in Los Angeles Friday afternoon alongside her attorney Gloria Allred to recount the alleged encounter that occurred between herself and the Republican nominee in his room at the Beverly Hills Hotel back in 2007.
She claims that she reached out to Trump a year after her season of the Apprentice aired to speak about possible business opportunities, and when she met with him he kissed her 'open mouthed' multiple times, and at one point placed his hand on her breast.
Trump then allegedly had Zervos lie in bed with him she said telling her he wanted to watch 'telly telly,' but soon after began 'thrusting his genitals' at her despite her pleas asking him to stop.
Zervos broke down in tears throughout the press conference, and said towards the end of her remarks: 'After hearing the released audio tapes and your denial during the debate, I felt I had to speak out about your behavior.
'You do not have the right to treat women as sexual objects just because you are a star.'
She is not pressing any charges or seeking any money in a civil suit from Trump, and stated that she told two friends about the incident at the time.
And despite not taking questions after reading her statement she did chime in when reporters questioned Allred about why she made the decision to come forward after all these years, saying: 'Because I want to be able to sleep at night when I'm 70.'
Trump denied Zervos' allegations in a statement on Friday afternoon saying that he only vaguely remembered the woman. He also claimed that she had contacted him as recently as April inviting him to dine at her restaurant.
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Against her will: Former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos (above with lawyer Gloria Allred) has come forward claiming she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump in his hotel room
Unwanted: Zervos claims Trump kissed her with an open mouth multiple times and groped her breast at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2007
Zervos claims that the after reaching out to Trump's office she met with him for lunch in New York City.
As I was about to leave he again kissed me on the lips. This made me feel very nervous and embarrassed. This is not what I wanted or expected. He asked me for my phone number and I scrawled it down with a marker. I left hurriedly and called a friend who lived in New York because I was upset by the kiss. I also called my parents to tell them what had happened.
- Summer Zervos
She said that Trump kissed her on the lips when he greeted her, which she thought may have just been his normal behavior.
'We sat and spoke. He was extremely complimentary. He said that he was very impressed with how I handled myself on the Apprentice. He said that he had never met anyone with my combination of being smart, attractive and with as large a set of 'balls' as I had. He said that he would love to have me work for him,' said Zervos of their lunch
Then, Trump kissed her again as she prepared to leave the restaurant.
'As I was about to leave he again kissed me on the lips. This made me feel very nervous and embarrassed. This is not what I wanted or expected,' said Zervos.
'He asked me for my phone number and I scrawled it down with a marker. I left hurriedly and called a friend who lived in New York because I was upset by the kiss. I also called my parents to tell them what had happened.'
She said that after speaking with her friend and parents they came to the conclusion that this was 'undoubtedly some form of greeting.'
At the time, Trump had been married to his wife Melania for two years, and their son Barron would have been only one-year-old
Zervos said that on the night of their dinner she went to meet Trump at the Beverly Hills Hotel and was taken to his bungalow.
'I assumed we were going to a restaurant in the hotel. Instead, I was taken to a bungalow,' she said,
Soon after she arrived, Trump came out dressed in a suit and greeted her in what she described as a 'sing song voice.'
He then grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me again very aggressively and placed his hand on my breast.
- Summer Zervos
Trump then made his move according to Zervos, wasting no time.
'[H]e came to me and started kissing me open-mouthed as he was pulling me toward him,' she said, pausing for brief moments as she began to tear up.
Zervos said she then pulled away from Trump and went to sit across the room, but soon after the billionaire businessman asked her to come sit next to him.
'He then grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me again very aggressively and placed his hand on my breast,' said Zervos, who claims that she then once again pulled away and distanced herself from Trump.
Not true: Trump (above on Friday) denied Zervos' allegations in a statement on Friday afternoon saying that he only vaguely remembered the woman.
Duck and go: Melania was seen getting into a car outside Trump Tower in New York City on Friday (above)
Timing: Melania (above on Friday) and Trump had been married for two years in 2007, when Zervos claims the alleged assault took place
Zervos said Trump continued to grab at her and tried to get her to join him in the bedroom, eventually convincing her to lie down on the bed with him so they could watch 'telly-telly.'
This time, instead of just pulling away, Zervos said she told Trump that she was not interested in him as he again began to grab her.
That only escalated his actions according to Zervos.
He put me in an embrace and I tried to push him away. I pushed his chest to put some space between us, and I said, 'come on, man, get real.' He repeated my words back to me, 'Get reaaaaaal,' as he began thrusting his genitals. He tried to kiss me again, and with my hand still on his chest I said, 'Dude, you're tripping right now,' attempting to make it clear I was not interested.
- Summer Zervos
'He put me in an embrace and I tried to push him away. I pushed his chest to put space between us and I said come on man, 'get real,''' said Zarvos.
'He repeated my words back to me, 'get real' as he began thrusting his genitals.
'He tried to kiss me again and with my hand still on his chest I said 'dude your trippin' right now' attempting to make it clear that I was not interested.
'He said, 'What do you want?' I said I came to have dinner. He said, 'Okay, we will have dinner.'
'He paced around the room. He acted like he was a bit angry.
'He pointed out that someone had delivered a fruit basket. I felt it was to show me how important he was.'
Zervos said she then sat across the room from Trump.
'He started saying that he did not think that I had ever known love, or had ever been in love.'
She then added: 'I did not want to discuss my personal life with him.'
Zervos claims that their dinner arrived soon after, and Trump asked her to stand in another room while the hotel employee set up the meal.
Being heard: 'You do not have the right to treat women as sexual objects just because you are a star,' said an emotional Zervos
In and out: Zervos appeared on the fifth season of The Apprentice, where she was the first cast member to be 'fired'
Anger: 'I wanted a job within your organization. Instead, you treated me as an object to be hit upon,' said Zervos (above on The Apprentice)
The two had their dinner without any other incidents occurring, and Trump told Zervos to meet him the following morning at his nearby golf club in Palos Verdes in relation to a job the two had discussed that week.
Zervos also claimed that during their dinner Trump offered her advice for getting out of debt.
'He spoke about how he was able to maneuver to get out of debt. He told me that I needed to let my house go into default and then tell the bank that they could take it back,' said Zervos.
'He advised that then the bank would take anything to rid themselves of a problem loan.
'He told me to call the bank and tell them that I was leaving the keys on the table for them to pick up.
'He said that would be a mini version of what he does. He urged me not to make another payment on my home loan.'
That advice could be construed as mortgage fraud.
She said she left thinking that Trump's 'sexual behavior' might have been some sort of 'test,' and she wondered if she had 'passed.'
The next day she met Trump and was given a tour of the course by the general manager. When they finished Trump was gone according to Zervos.
'I never saw him again,' said Zervos.
As for that job Trump had spoken about, she was given an offer soon after by the general manager, with the salary being half of what Trump had initially told her it would be.
'I called Mr. Trump and told him that I was upset and that I felt that I was being penalized for not sleeping with him,' said Zervos.
'Mr. Trump said that he was golfing and could not discuss this at that time.'
Trump eventually told Zervos she 'should never again use his private number.'
After finishing her recount of what allegedly transpired between herself and Trump back in 2007, Zervos took some time to directly address the real estate scion turned reality star turned presidential nominee.
'I wanted a job within your organization. Instead, you treated me as an object to be hit upon,' said Zervos.
'Mr. Trump, today I feel that you were interested in me only because you wanted to have a sexual relationship with me and for no other reason.'
Location: A bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel (above), similar to the one where Zervos claims the alleged assault occured
Spacious: Zervos claims she waited for Trump in a living room in his bungalow (similar to the one above)
Bedroom: Trump asked Zervos to lie on the bed in his bungalow she claims (similar to the one above) and watch 'telly telly'
It is well known that Trump enjoys staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel when he is in Los Angeles - despite owning a $30million estate which is located directly across the street from the hotel.
He said in an interview with Travel + Leisure: 'I have a house in Beverly Hills, but if I'm just going for a quick hop, I check in to the Beverly Hills Hotel. It's easier because the hotel has everything I could possibly need and the staff really knows how to take care of a guest.'
He then added a less than subtle boast about his pull at the establishment by stating: 'They always make sure to have a room available for me, even if I'm arriving on the night of the Academy Awards.'
In that same interview Trump also speaks about his nearby golf course in Palos Verdes.
Trump claimed in his statement on Friday however that he had never been to the hotel with Zervos.
'To be clear, I never met her at a hotel or greeted her inappropriately a decade ago. That is not who I am as a person, and it is not how I've conducted my life. In fact, Ms. Zervos continued to contact me for help, emailing my office on April 14th of this year asking that I visit her restaurant in California,' said Trump.
'Beyond that, the media is now creating a theater of absurdity that threatens to tear our democratic process apart and poison the minds of the American public.
'When Gloria Allred is given the same weighting on national television as the President of the United States, and unfounded accusations are treated as fact, with reporters throwing due diligence and fact-finding to the side in a rush to file their stories first, it's evident that we truly are living in a broken system.'
Not acceptable: Trump then allegedly asked Zervos to lay down on the bed saying he wanted to watch 'telly telly,' and began 'thrusting his genitals' at her
Allred released a statement during the press conference on Friday, stating: 'Today another woman has courageously come forward to accuse Donald Trump of engaging in an inappropriate sexual conduct with her.'
She later remarked: 'Donald Trump thinks that he can do and say whatever he wants. He believes that he can go on national television and deny that he acted on his outrageous and disgusting beliefs as captured in his own words on tape and played throughout the country for all to hear.
'His response that it was all 'locker room' talk is chilling when you consider the words coming from a man seeking the highest office in the land.'
Allred continued: 'A number of women have come forward who claim that it was more than just talk.
'He allegedly accosted a woman on an airplane, pinned another against the wall and shoved his tongue down her throat, walked into beauty pageant dressing rooms as though he owned the women and that he had the right to look at them naked or partially clad at his pleasure, including teenagers.
'To all these women Donald issues staunch denials and threatens to sue the newspapers that report their accusations. He thinks that he can say whatever he wants and then muzzle his accusers.'
Allred than hit out at Trump's political ambitions, saying: 'Donald, before you can become President of the United States you must first learn how to treat women with respect.
'Your words and your alleged actions convey the exact opposite. Your words alone, as captured on tape are disgraceful and suggest a belief system which is far below the dignity of the office that you seek.
'The White House is not a locker room and the American people deserve better than a President who believes that he is entitled to grope and grab and sexually assault women at his pleasure.'
TIMELINE: WHEN DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT, GROPING OR LEWD BEHAVIOR
1980 - Jessica Leeds
Jessica Leeds
Jessica Leeds, a 74-year-old former businesswoman who lives in Manhattan, told the New York Times on Wednesday she was 'assaulted' by Trump on a flight when she was 38.
Leeds explained how she was sat beside Trump in first class on a flight, when the Republican nominee lifted the arm-rest between then and allegedly began touching her.
'He was like an octopus,' she told the Times. 'His hands were everywhere.'
1989 - Ivana Trump
The Donald's first wife claimed she was 'violated' by him after a violent attack, documents filed as part of the couple's divorce claimed, according to the Daily Beast.
Ivana distanced herself from the claims last year when Trump started his campaign.
Early 1990s - Kristin Anderson
Kristin Anderson
Kristin Anderson was out with friends, chatting up a storm at a Manhattan nightspot, when she felt fingers creep up her miniskirt, slide up her inner thigh and then touch her vagina through her panties.
The man who touched her was none other than Donald Trump, Anderson - now 46 - told theWashington Post.
She said the incident took place in the early 1990s, when she was in her early twenties and an aspiring model.
1993 - Jill Harth
Jill Harth
Jill Harth, a makeup artist, accused Trump of 'attempted rape' stemming from an incident in 1993.
Harth told the Guardian the incident in question took place during a visit to Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion in January of that year.
'He pushed me up against the wall, and had his hands all over me and tried to get up my dress again,' she told the newspaper. 'I had to physically say: 'What are you doing? Stop it.''
1993 - Vendela Kirsebom
Vendela Kirsebom
Former supermodel Vendela Kirsebom exclusively told DailyMail.com that Donald Trump's 'vulgar' and 'sexist' remarks about the size of women's breasts forced her to switch tables at a White House dinner party.
The sports Illustrated cover model claims her night at a 1993 Vanity Fair event was ruined because she was sat next to the billionaire.
Recalling the 'excruciating' night, Kirsebom, 49, said: 'Everything he said was so vulgar.
'I couldn't listen to his nonsense for an entire night so I asked if I could be moved.'
1996 - Lisa Boyne
Lisa Boyne
Lisa Boyne, CEO of a health food company, claims that in the summer of 1996 she saw Trump make a series of women walk up and down a restaurant table so that he could announce whether they were wearing underwear.
'It was the most offensive scene I've ever been a part of,' she told The Huffington Post Thursday. 'I wanted to get the heck out of there.'
According to Boyne, she and friend Sonja Tremont - better known today as Sonja Morgan of 'Real Housewives of New York' - had been invited to dinner in Manhattan with Trump and late modelling agent John Casablancas.
1997 - Four Miss Teen USA contestants
Mariah Billado
Mariah Billado and three other contestants claimed to Buzzfeed that Trump walked into dressing rooms prior to the pageant while competitors were naked.
'I remember putting on my dress really quick because I was like, 'Oh my god, there's a man in here'.'
Bilado told the website, before adding Trump said something like: 'Don't worry, ladies, I've seen it all before'.
1997 - Miss USA contestant Temple Taggart
Temple Taggart
Temple Taggart, a former Miss Utah, told the New York Times earlier this year that Trump kissed her on the lips during the pageant.
'I thought, 'Oh my God, gross'... I think there were a few other girls that he kissed on the mouth. I was like 'Wow, that's inappropriate',' she told the newspaper.
Taggart has also sat down for an interview with NBC News.
'When I first heard the leaked tape, it's very unsettling... you don't want to hear anyone talking about women like that,' she said in a promotion clip for the interview.
2000 - Miss USA contestant Bridget Sullivan
Bridget Sullivan
Bridget Sullivan told Buzzfeed earlier this year that the then-owner of the pageant walked through the backstage area to wish contestants good luck, despite the fact many of them were naked at the time.
'The time that he walked through the dressing rooms was really shocking. We were all naked,' Sullivan said.
She went on to describe Trump as a 'creepy uncle', saying he would 'hug you just a little low on your back.'
Buzzfeed spoke with four other contestants from that year - none whom remembered Trump walking through the dressing room when contestants were naked.
2001 - Miss USA contestant Tasha Dixon
Tasha Dixon
Tasha Dixon told CBS News earlier this year walked into the changing rooms at the pageant without warning, meaning many of the competitors were naked or not fully dressed.
'Our first introduction to him was when we were at the dress rehearsal and half naked changing into our bikinis,' Dixon said in an interview. 'He just came strolling right in.
'There was no second to put a robe on or any sort of clothing or anything. Some girls were topless. Other girls were naked.'
2003 - Mindy McGillivray
Mindy McGillivray
Mindy McGillivray, 36, told the Palm Beach Post that Trump grabbed her backside after she helped a photographer who was covering a concert at Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion.
McGillivray, who was 23 at the time, said she was with Ken Davidoff at the Mar-a-Lago on January 24, 2003.
'All of a sudden I felt a grab, a little nudge. I think it's Ken's camera bag, that was my first instinct,' she told the newspaper.
'I turn around and there's Donald. He sort of looked away quickly.'
2004 - Trump discussed what he thought it would be like to have sex with a teenage Lindsay Lohan on the Howard Stern Show
Trump discussed what it would be like to have sex with a teenage Lindsay Lohan (pictured)
'She's probably deeply troubled and therefore great in bed,' Trump told Stern when asked by the shock jock if he could imagine bedding 'troubled teen' Lindsay Lohan.
Trump went on to say: 'How come the deeply troubled women, you know, deeply, deeply troubled, they're always the best in bed?'
At the time of the interview, Lohan was just 18-years-old. Trump was 58.
The conversation continued with Trump speaking about a friend he described as 'a great Playboy' and who he said only wants to date 'crazy' women.
2005 - Rachel Crooks
Rachel Crooks
Rachel Crooks was a 22-year-old working as a receptionist at Bayrock Group, a real estate company based in Trump Tower in Manhattan, when she says Trump kissed her on the mouth without permission while in an elevator in 2005.
'It was so inappropriate,' Ms. Crooks told the New York Times. 'I was so upset that he thought I was so insignificant that he could do that.'
Crooks told the newspaper the incident took place after she shook hands with Trump in an elevator and he allegedly refused to let go. She says he then began kissing her on the cheeks, before then kissing her lips.
2005 - Donald Trump admits he would 'inspect' pageant contestants backstage
Donald Trump bragged about the extra power he had during an interview with Howard Stern in April 2005, the tapes of which have been released by CNN.
'I'll tell you the funniest is that I'll go backstage before a show and everyone's getting dressed,' Trump said about the pageant.
'No men are anywhere, and I'm allowed to go in, because I'm the owner of the pageant and therefore I'm inspecting it…. 'Is everyone OK'? You know, they're standing there with no clothes. 'Is everybody OK?'
'And you see these incredible looking women, and so I sort of get away with things like that.'
2005 - Trump brags about being able to grope women without consent to Billy Bush on the set of Access Hollywood
'You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful - I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait,' he was heard saying to Billy Bush on the set of Access Hollywood in 2005 in a recording published by the Washington Post last Friday.
'And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p****. You can do anything.'
2005 - Natasha Stoynoff
Natasha Stoynoff
Natasha Stoynoff recounted how she had traveled to Mar-a-Largo to interview Trump and his wife, Melania, in December 2005.
She said Donald took her into a room he really wanted to see, before forcing himself on her.
'We walked into that room alone, and Trump shut the door behind us. I turned around, and within seconds, he was pushing me against the wall, and forcing his tongue down my throat,' she wrote forPeople.
Stoynoff went on to say how she was rescued when a butler walked in, however when the two were alone again shortly after Trump told her they were 'going to have an affair'.
2007 - Summer Zervos - contestant on The Apprentice
Summer Zervos
Summer Zervos, who was a contestant on the fifth season of The Apprentice, said Trump groped and kissed her in his room at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2007.
She claims that she reached out to Trump a year after she left the show to speak about possible business opportunities, and when she met with him he kissed her 'open mouthed' multiple times, and at one point placed his hand on her breast.
She claims he then had her lie in bed with him she said telling her he wanted to watch 'telly telly', but soon after began 'thrusting his genitals' at her despite her pleas asking him to stop.
Zervos broke down in tears throughout press conference, saying at one point: 'You do not have the right to treat women as sexual objects just because you are a star.'
2009 - Called Khloe Kardashian 'a fat piglet'
Trump made rude and offensive comments about Khloe Kardashian's physical appearance and weight while she filmed Celebrity Apprentice back in 2009, according to multiple people who worked on the set.
'He said: 'Why don't we fire Khloe? She is a fat piglet. Why did we get the ugly Kardashian?'' a source told Huffington Post.
2010 - Friend of CNN anchor Erin Burnett
Erin Burnett detailed an encounter that a friend had with Trump in March 2010 in the boardroom at Trump Tower, when he allegedly tried to kiss her without permission.
The woman told Burnett, according to CNN: 'Trump took Tic Tacs, suggested I take them also. He then leaned in, catching me off guard, and kissed me almost on lips. I was really freaked out.
'After (the meeting), Trump asked me to come into his office alone. Was really unsure what to do. ... Figured I could handle myself. Anyway, once in his office he kept telling me how special I am and gave me his cell, asked me to call him. I ran the hell out of there.'
2013 - Miss USA contestant Cassandra Searles
Cassandra Searles
Searles, who won Miss Washington in 2013, said Trump tried to seduce her, groped her, and treated the women in the pageant 'like cattle', according to Yahoo News.
'Do y'all remember that one time we had to do our onstage introductions, but this one guy treated us like cattle and made us do it again because we didn't look him in the eyes?' she wrote in June.
'Do you also remember when he then proceeded to have us lined up so he could get a closer look at his property?
'Oh I forgot to mention that guy will be in the running to become the next President of the United States.'
She then added: 'He probably doesn't want me telling the story about that time he continually grabbed my a** and invited me to his hotel room.'
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