US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been sharply criticised over lewd and sexually charged comments he made about women back in 2005.
The former reality TV star bragged about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women on a video recording released by The Washington Post and NBC News on Friday.
The celebrity businessman boasted "when you're a star, they let you do it" in a conversation with Billy Bush, then a host of the television show Access Hollywood, as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera 11 years ago.
The remarks were captured by a live microphone that Trump did not appear to know was recording their conversation.
The video's release comes out just two days before Trump will face his rival, Hillary Clinton, in their second presidential debate and as he confronts a series of stories about his past comments about women.
The 2005 remarks were recorded months after the reality TV star married his third wife, Melania.
He is heard bemoaning that he tried and failed to seduce an unidentified woman, saying, "I moved on her and I failed, I'll admit".
"I did try and f*** her. She was married," Trump had said. "And I moved on her very heavily. In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said, 'I'll show you where they have some nice furniture.'"
Trump said he "moved on her like b****" and then made a crass remark about the woman's breast implants. Then, after seeing the actress Arianne Zucker on the set of the soap opera on which he was to appear, he said he needed some breath mints "just in case I start kissing her".
"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," Trump said. "And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."
He added: "Grab them by the p****. You can do anything."
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