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Strange ‘Apprentice’ Bedfellows: Trump Biopic Director Boosts Roger Stone’s Praise Of Jeremy Strong’s “Uncanny” Roy Cohn Performance
If you thought that Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney singing from the same electoral choirbook last week was a political head-turner, wait to you see who The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi is linking up with. Proving that political and artistic bedfellows can be very unpredictable, Abbasi reposted some praise the film and one of its […]
Proving that political and artistic bedfellows can be very unpredictable, Abbasi reposted some praise the film and one of its stars Jeremy Strong received today from Donald Trump acolyte and ex-Richard Nixon operative Roger Stone: The Trump campaign’s Dhillon Law Group lawyers said in a May letter to the film’s producers that if they did “not immediately cease and desist all distribution and marketing of this libelous farce,” then they would “be forced to pursue all appropriate legal remedies.” Still, despite being picked up by Briarcliff Entertainment for distribution, a screening at Telluride in late August and a planned TV ad campaign ahead of this week’s release, its been legal crickets from Team Trump over The Apprentice.
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