Billy Bush, returning to TV, says George W. Bush called him after 'Access Hollywood' tape

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Billy Bush confirmed in a new interview that his cousin, former President George W. Bush, called him following the October 2016 release of the “Access Hollywood” tape

Billy Bush confirmed in a new interview that his cousin, former President George W. Bush, phoned him following the October 2016 release of the blockbuster tape publicizing the former “Access Hollywood” anchor’s infamous exchange with Donald Trump in 2005.

"He called me and said, 'You're not laying in bed, are you?'” Bush told CBS News’ Gayle King in a segment that aired Tuesday. “I was like, I got out of bed, 'No, why would I be laying in bed?’”Bush said he asked his cousin, “'Should I do this? Should I do that? I'm so mad, I should fight back,’” but the former president responded, “‘Nope. Just, you know, take what they give you and walk away and work on you.

But he returned to television after three years on Monday as the new host of “Extra,” telling viewers in his first appearance at the helm of the broadcast that he had “learned a few things during my time off, or time out.”

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