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A few days ago, there was a big premiere at the Cannes Film Festival for a film called The Apprentice. The film stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, Jeremy Clarkson as a young Roy Cohn, and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump. The reviews from Cannes are really good – they’re saying Sebastian and Jeremy are particularly great in their roles, which I believe. Well, apparently the real Donald Trump is beyond pissed about this movie, and after hearing a summary of what the film includes about Trump’s actual history… it’s really funny.
Donald Trump’s campaign has threatened legal action against the filmmakers of The Apprentice, calling the movie “blatantly false,” “garbage,” and “pure fiction.”
Following The Apprentice’s premiere at the glitzy Cannes Film Festival, the Trump campaign’s chief spokesman, Steven Cheung, issued a statement about the film to Variety. “We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” Cheung said in the statement. “This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked.” The statement went on to reference Trump’s legal troubles, which include his hush money trial involving adult-film star Stormy Daniels, currently underway in New York City. “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.”
Written by VF special correspondent Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice stars Sebastian Stan as Trump early in his career, when he’s on a ruthless path to becoming a real estate mogul. The film also stars Emmy winner Jeremy Strong as Trump lawyer and mentor Roy Cohn and Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova as Trump’s first wife, Ivana Trump.
The film, which received an eight-minute-long standing ovation at Cannes, reportedly features a young Trump getting liposuction, taking amphetamine pills, and undergoing plastic surgery to remove a bald spot. The Apprentice also reportedly includes a controversial scene in which Trump assaults Ivana physically and then sexually. (In a divorce deposition, Ivana accused her ex-husband of having “violated” her in 1989, but she walked back the claim in 2015, telling CNN that a Daily Beast story about her earlier allegations was “totally without merit.”)
According to Team Trump, the film “is pure malicious defamation.” The Apprentice “should not see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store,” Cheung continued in his statement, adding that the movie “belongs in a dumpster fire.”
Honestly, I doubt Trump even remembers what he did back in the ‘80s, so of course he thinks this is all fiction. But yeah, the story is based on actual things that happened or stories which were told at the time. Trump’s spokesperson sounds absolutely unhinged too – The Illegal Biden Trials, aka Trump paying hush money to Stormy Daniels when he was running against… Hillary Clinton. The liposuction and hair transplant stories are really hitting Trump where it hurts too – his ego and vanity.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images. Promotional image from ‘The Apprentice’.
Former President Donald J. Trump appears in court for his arraignment, in New York City. According to CNN: Former President Donald Trump personally pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in a Manhattan court after hearing charges against him. The charges stem from an investigation into a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Featuring: Donald Trump
Where: New York, New York, United States
When: 04 Apr 2023
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Donald Trump Addresses the Media During Financial Fraud Trial
Featuring: Donald Trump
Where: New York, New York, United States
When: 04 Oct 2023
Credit: Janet Mayer/startraksphoto.com
Donald Trump Addresses the Media During Financial Fraud Trial
Featuring: Donald Trump
Where: New York, New York, United States
When: 04 Oct 2023
Credit: Janet Mayer/startraksphoto.com
Former United States President Donald Trump makes remarks at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Featuring: Donald Trump
Where: Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States
When: 24 Feb 2024
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Stars at the premiere of the movie ‘The Apprentice’ during the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France
Featuring: Sebastian Stan
Where: Cannes, France
When: 20 May 2024
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Celebrities attend the ‘The Apprentice’ premiere during the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France
Featuring: (left to right) Maria Bakalova, Ali Abbasi, Sebastian Stan and Amy Baer
Where: Cannes, France
When: 20 May 2024
Credit: Doug Peters/PA Images/INSTARimages
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‘The Apprentice’ Red Carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France
Featuring: Maria Bakalova, Ali Abbasi, Sebastian Stan, Amy Baer
Where: Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Frankreich
When: 20 May 2024
Credit: Dave Bedrosian/Future Image/Cover Images
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77th Cannes Film Festival – ‘The Apprentice’ Photocall
Featuring: Sebastian Stan
Where: Cannes, France
When: 21 May 2024
Credit: Abaca Press/INSTARimages
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