Former Fox News anchor claims Trump tried to kiss her

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A former Fox News host has stepped forward to publicly accuse President Donald Trump of attempting to kiss her
Juliet Huddy said the incident happened around the same time he married Melania Trump back in 2005
Huddy reportedly received a six-figure settlement from the broadcaster's parent company, 21st Century Foxafter filing a complaint about Bill O'Reilly
The WABC Radio show host made the revelation during an interview on Friday

Published: 20:15 EST, 8 December 2017 | Updated: 12:53 EST, 9 December 2017

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A former Fox News host has accused President Donald Trump of attempting to kiss her on the lips around the same time he married First Lady Melania Trump.

Juliet Huddy claims that Trump attempted to kiss her while the two were in an elevator back at Trump Tower in New York City in 2005, according to Page Six.

Huddy, who reportedly received a settlement after filing a complaint against disgraced former Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, said the incident happened after the real estate mogul took her to lunch.

Former Fox News host Juliet Huddy has stepped forward to publicly accuse President Donald Trump of attempting to kiss her

'He said goodbye to me in an elevator while his security guy was there, rather than kiss me on the cheek he leaned in to kiss me on the lips,' Huddy, pictured, said

Juliet Huddy said the incident happened around the same time he married Melania Trump back in 2005. Trump and Melania are seen above at the National Christmas tree lighting on November 30

The WABC Radio show host made the revelation during at interview on 'Mornin!!! with Bill Schulz' on compoundmedia.com, adding that she rebuffed his advances.

Huddy reportedly received a settlement from former Fox News Host Bill O'reilly

'He took me for lunch at Trump Tower, just us two,' Huddy told Shulz.

'He said goodbye to me in an elevator while his security guy was there, rather than kiss me on the cheek he leaned in to kiss me on the lips.'

'I was surprised that he went for the lips. But I didn't feel threatened… he took me out to lunch to talk about maybe me doing something with 'The Apprentice.'

'I wasn't offended, I was kind of like, 'Oh my god.''

Years later, Trump appeared on Huddy's early morning talk show on Fox affiliate WNYW, where she said he admitted, off camera, to the incident.

'Trump was a guest and he came on stage, He said, to the audience and producers, not on camera, 'I tried hitting on her but she blew me off.' He was laughing.'

'At the time I was not offended by it, I thought he was a single man and leaned in for a kiss… maybe he thought, 'She's been out to lunch with me and maybe she is interested'

'Now I have matured I think I would say, 'Woah, no,' but at the time I was younger and I was a little shocked. I thought maybe he didn't mean to do it, but I was kind of making excuses. The elevator incident and the lunch was 2005 or 2006,' she added.

Trump married Melania in January 2005.

Huddy later tweeted that the Trump anecdote was 'true,' but reiterated that she was 'neither threatened nor offended in elevator.'

Huddy, who was former Fox News president Roger Ailes' goddaughter before he died earlier this year, left the outlet shortly after receiving a reported six-figure settlement from the station's parent company, 21st Century Fox.

The settlement stemmed from a 2011 complaint Huddy filed against O'Reilly and longtime Fox executive Jack Abernathy, according to Lawnewz.com.

Huddy, 47, alleged in an intent to sue letter that O'Reilly 'propositioned her on multiple occasion' and made 'inappropriate phone calls' to her.

The former television news anchor joined Fox in 1998 and left the company in 2009, with periodic appearances for different segments on multiple shows.

Trump appeared on Huddy's early morning talk show on Fox affiliate WNYW years after the alleged kiss attempt where she said he admitted, off camera, to the incident. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Pensacola, Florida, Friday

Trump Tower stands along 5th Avenue in Manhattan and is the place where the alleged attempted kiss occurred

O'Reilly was fired earlier this year after The New York Times revealed that Fox had spent tens-of-millions of dollars settling a litany of sexual harassment lawsuits against the former news anchor.

Huddy reportedly received a settlement after filing a complaint against disgraced former Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, pictured

Huddy said that she was 'disappointed' in Trump's reaction to the O'Reilly news.

'When all the stuff came out about Bill O'Reilly, Donald Trump was one of the people who said, 'I don't believe this happened and I don't believe he did it,'' Huddy said.

'I was actually very disappointed in Trump, I thought, 'You know what, f*** you.'

Huddy has been married and divorced three times, seperating from Entertainment Weekly's Doug Barrett in 2009.

Instagram posts show that Huddy married musician John Fattoruso in a wedding ceremony earlier this year, marking her fourth marriage.