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Donald Trump Tries To Halt ‘The Apprentice’ Hitting The Big Screen With Cease & Desist Demand; “Fair & Balanced” Producers Say Of Film
The legal action the former POTUS promised against the film about his rise in the NYC real estate world seems to have happened - which is rare for Trump
As the Ali Abbasi directed film seeks a distribution deal to get on U.S. screens, lawyers for the former president have sent an adjective filled cease and desist letter to the producers to stop The Apprentice being seen by anyone Stateside, Deadline has confirmed. That might be different this time with the Sebastian Stan, Maria Bakalova, and Succession vet Jeremy Strong starring flick of the Art of the Deal author’s rise in the 1970s and 1980s under the tutorage of the ruthless Roy Cohn. Featuring a number of sordid situations from Trump’s time in the New York real estate arena, including a much reported sexual assault of his then wife Ivana (played by Borat alkum Bakalova), the Gabriel Sherman penned The Apprentice received an the 11-minute standing ovation after its premiere.
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