Former US President George Bush has dubbed photographs that show him feeling actress Teri Hatcher's bottom "a fraud".

The pair, firm friends, were snapped enjoying lunch together last month. When they parted, the 82-year-old appeared to pat Hatcher's backside.

Hatcher was apparently shocked when confronted with the picture - but Bush claims it is a camera trick.

He told US TV show Extra, "I have been teased about it relentlessly. (A website) accused me of patting her backside, which I did not do. The camera lies, it's a fraud."

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