Editing Arnold Schwarzenegger (section)

=== Allegations of sexual misconduct ===
[[File:Arnold Schwarzenegger sexual harassment protestors750.jpg|thumb|[[Code Pink]] protesting against Schwarzenegger]]
During his [[2003 California gubernatorial recall election|initial campaign for governor in 2003]], allegations of sexual and personal misconduct were raised against Schwarzenegger.<ref name="BBC-2004">{{Cite news |date=March 10, 2004 |title=Sex scandal draws Arnie apology |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3159122.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218154557/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3159122.stm |archive-date=December 18, 2007 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> Within the last five days before the election, news reports appeared in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' recounting decades-old allegations of sexual misconduct from six individual women.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 3, 2003 |title=Schwarzenegger sorry for behaving 'badly' toward women |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/02/recall.schwarzenegger/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408110108/http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/02/recall.schwarzenegger/index.html |archive-date=April 8, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref name="BBC-2004" /> Schwarzenegger responded to the allegations in 2004 admitting that he has "behaved badly sometimes" and apologized, but also stated that "a lot of [what] you see in the stories is not true".<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2003 |title=Schwarzenegger admits behaving badly after groping claims |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/oct/03/usa.filmnews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112230648/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/oct/03/usa.filmnews |archive-date=January 12, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> One of the women who came forward was British television personality [[Anna Richardson]], who settled a libel lawsuit in August 2006 against Schwarzenegger; his top aide, Sean Walsh; and his publicist, Sheryl Main.<ref name="Schwarzenegger libel-2006">{{Cite news |date=August 26, 2006 |title=Schwarzenegger libel 'settled' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/5288194.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909074501/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/5288194.stm |archive-date=September 9, 2007 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> A joint statement read: "The parties are content to put this matter behind them and are pleased that this legal dispute has now been settled."<ref name="Schwarzenegger libel-2006" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 23, 2005 |title=UK judge allows Arnie libel case |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4375679.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821025435/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4375679.stm |archive-date=August 21, 2007 |access-date=April 18, 2008 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In 2023, Schwarzenegger revisited the issue while promoting his new three-part biographical documentary on Netflix called ''[[Arnold (TV series)|Arnold]]''. Schwarzenegger stated that he was "totally wrong".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |date=June 6, 2023 |title='Forget all the excuses': Arnold Schwarzenegger expresses regret over groping claims |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/06/arnold-schwarzenegger-expresses-regret-over-groping-claims |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606134207/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/06/arnold-schwarzenegger-expresses-regret-over-groping-claims |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref>