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Just hours after the film made its Cannes debut, Trump\u2019s campaign declared plans to take those associated with the production to court for \u201cdefamation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keep reading for everything you need to know about The Apprentice<\/em>:<\/p>\nWhat Is \u2018The Apprentice\u2019 About?<\/b><\/h3>\n
Directed by Abbasi and written by Sherman, the biographical drama follows a young Donald Trump\u2019s rise to power as a New York businessman in the 1980s under the influence of his attorney Roy Cohn.<\/p>\n
Who Stars in \u2018The Apprentice\u2019?<\/b><\/h3>\n
Stan and Strong play Trump and Cohn, respectively, while Maria Bakalova<\/strong> portrays a young Ivanka Trump. Martin Donovan<\/strong>, Joe Pingue<\/strong>, Catherine McNally<\/strong>, Ben Sullivan<\/strong> and Joe Pingue<\/strong> also star.<\/p>\nHow Does Donald Trump Feel About \u2018The Apprentice\u2019?<\/b><\/h3>\n
Safe to say, not great. After the film debuted at Cannes, Trump\u2019s campaign immediately announced plans to take Abbasi and those associated with the film to court.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,\u201d Trump campaign\u2019s Steven Cheung<\/strong> said in a May 20 statement, per THR<\/i>. \u201cThis garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked. As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked,\u201d Cheung continued in a kitchen sink manner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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The statement continued, \u201cThis \u2018film\u2019 is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn\u2019t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire.\u201d<\/p>\n
What Is \u2018The Apprentice\u2019 About?<\/b><\/h3>\n
Directed by Abbasi and written by Sherman, the biographical drama follows a young Donald Trump\u2019s rise to power as a New York businessman in the 1980s under the influence of his attorney Roy Cohn.<\/p>\n
Who Stars in \u2018The Apprentice\u2019?<\/b><\/h3>\n
Stan and Strong play Trump and Cohn, respectively, while Maria Bakalova<\/strong> portrays a young Ivanka Trump. Martin Donovan<\/strong>, Joe Pingue<\/strong>, Catherine McNally<\/strong>, Ben Sullivan<\/strong> and Joe Pingue<\/strong> also star.<\/p>\n Safe to say, not great. After the film debuted at Cannes, Trump\u2019s campaign immediately announced plans to take Abbasi and those associated with the film to court.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,\u201d Trump campaign\u2019s Steven Cheung<\/strong> said in a May 20 statement, per THR<\/i>. \u201cThis garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked. As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked,\u201d Cheung continued in a kitchen sink manner.\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n The statement continued, \u201cThis \u2018film\u2019 is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn\u2019t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire.\u201d<\/p>\nHow Does Donald Trump Feel About \u2018The Apprentice\u2019?<\/b><\/h3>\n
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