--- title: Nancy O'Dell: TV Host Addresses Donald Trump's Lewd Comments description: Trump was caught crudely discussing the on-air host in a leaked 2005 tape. canonical: https://time.com/4525958/nancy-odell-donald-trump-tape/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-11T00:07:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T01:07:07.202Z article:section: Politics og:title: Nancy O'Dell Addresses Donald Trump Tape og:description: Trump was caught crudely discussing the on-air host in a leaked 2005 tape og:url: https://time.com/4525958/nancy-odell-donald-trump-tape/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf66e328c56291fa5/6988a97ee20a87b39fa92bb4/nancy-o-dell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 51st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nancy O'Dell Addresses Donald Trump Tape twitter:description: Trump was caught crudely discussing the on-air host in a leaked 2005 tape twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf66e328c56291fa5/6988a97ee20a87b39fa92bb4/nancy-o-dell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'There Is No Room for Objectification of Women': Nancy O'Dell Addresses Donald Trump Tape by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Oct 11, 2016 12:07 AM UTC  Nancy O'Dell attends the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Apr. 3, 2016. Nancy O'Dell attends the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Apr. 3, 2016.David Becker—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Oct 11, 2016 12:07 AM UTC _Entertainment Tonight_ host Nancy O’Dell spoke out Monday evening about the recently unearthed [lewd comments](http://time.com/4523755/donald-trump-leaked-tape-impact/) made by Donald Trump more than a decade earlier, a scandal that has rocked his presidential bid like no other in his campaign to date. “I feel it’s very important that I address you all directly,” O’Dell [said](http://www.etonline.com/news/200018%5Fnancy%5Fo%5Fdell%5Faddresses%5Fdonald%5Ftrump%5Fcomments%5Fon%5Fentertainment%5Ftonight/) in an _ET_ broadcast. “As a journalist for 26 years now, it is my job to bring you news about others, rather than turning the focus on myself. But by now, I’m sure that most of you have heard the audio tape which became national news and part of the presidential race. My name was mentioned and, unfortunately, the release of it has thrown me into the middle of the political arena of which I didn’t ask to be a part.” The comments on Monday came after O’Dell [released a statement](http://motto.time.com/4524013/nancy-odell-calls-donald-trumps-lewd-comments-about-her-disappointing/) on Saturday that said she was “saddened that these comments still exist in our society at all.” In the leaked conversation, Trump is heard talking with ex-_Access Hollywood_ host Billy Bush—the recently suspended _Today_ show host—about trying to seduce a woman referred to as “Nancy.” “I moved on her, and I failed. I’ll admit it,” Trump said. “I did try and f—k her. She was married.” During Sunday night’s presidential debate, Trump repeatedly referred to his comments as “locker room talk,” a categorization for which he has also come under fire. O’Dell stood by her earlier statement and said that as a mother, she felt that kids, especially young girls, should know that their hard work, intelligence and heart are important. “There is no room for objectification of women, or anybody for that matter, not even in the locker room,” she said. “The conversation has got to change because everybody deserves respect no matter the gender or setting.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4525958/nancy-odell-donald-trump-tape/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4525958/nancy-odell-donald-trump-tape/"},"headline":"'There Is No Room for Objectification of Women': Nancy O'Dell Addresses Donald Trump Tape","datePublished":"2016-10-11T00:07:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:07:07.202Z","description":"Trump was caught crudely discussing the on-air host in a leaked 2005 tape","url":"https://time.com/4525958/nancy-odell-donald-trump-tape/","keywords":["Election 2016"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf66e328c56291fa5/6988a97ee20a87b39fa92bb4/nancy-o-dell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf66e328c56291fa5/6988a97ee20a87b39fa92bb4/nancy-o-dell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"51st Academy Of Country Music Awards - Arrivals","caption":"LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: TV personality Nancy O'Dell attends the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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