The potential set for “The Apprentice” just didn’t pass the smell test. That’s according to producers on Donald Trump’s business reality show who have detailed the stale scent they encountered when they first checked out the 26th floor of Trump Tower in 2003, amid pre-production of the program. “The first thing they noticed was the … Read more
The first footage of “The Apprentice,” an upcoming biopic about former President Donald Trump, has finally hit the internet — after Trump’s allies made several attempts to stop the film’s release ahead of the November presidential election. A minute-long clip from the film shows a young Trump (Sebastian Stan) being chauffeured through New York City … Read more
Donald Trump harbored a crush on Debra Messing when they both worked for NBC, and the “Will & Grace” star remains an “obsession” for the former president, according to a new book. In the just-released “Apprentice in Wonderland,” about Trump’s days hosting “The Apprentice,” author Ramin Setoodeh writes that Trump mentioned Messing multiple times during … Read more
The author of a new Donald Trump book who has spoken out about the former president’s “severe memory issues” offered some alarming examples on Tuesday. Ramin Setoodeh, who interviewed Trump six times after he left office in 2021, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that there were points during those sessions when Trump seemed to think he … Read more
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant — and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase: “You’re fired.” One … Read more
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
A former producer of The Apprentice has alleged Donald Trump was recorded using the N-word to describe one of the show’s contestants during an on-camera meeting two decades ago. The allegation was made by Bill Pruitt in an article published by Slate on Thursday. The producer revealed he wrote the piece because his “expansive” non-disclosure agreement … Read more
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival has experienced its fair share of criticism over the newly premiered The Apprentice movie, but none as contemptuous as the complaints from those in Donald Trump‘s camp. The Apprentice, a fictionalized retelling of the former U.S. president’s real estate career throughout the 1970s and ’80s, includes a scene that sees … Read more
