*A TV producer claimed Sunday that producers from Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” have unaired, raw video of him using the n-word, but would be slapped with a $5 million legal penalty if they release the footage, per their contracts with the show.
Jezebel’s The Slot reported Sunday that producer Chris Nee tweeted the information to billionaire Mark Cuban, who has been among Trump’s chief critics throughout the campaign.
“The price is 5 million to cover the penalty fee,” Nee wrote. “And we all get to hear him use the N word from what I hear.”
@mcuban the price is 5 million to cover the penalty fee. And we all get to hear him use the N word from what I hear https://t.co/IsmJvHHL1K
— Chris Nee (@chrisdocnee) October 9, 2016
BuzzFeed reported Sunday that “Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett, an avid Trump supporter, has already warned staff that he will sue anyone who leaks video from the show.
“More than 20 former contestants, crew members, and editors told the Associated Press that Trump treated women on the show inappropriately, including talking about which contestants he would like to have sex with and rating them by breast size,” BuzzFeed’s Julia Reinstein wrote.
“If there was a break in the conversation, he would then look at one of the female cast members, saying, ‘You’re looking kind of hot today, I love that dress on you,’ then he would turn to one of the male cast members and say, ‘Wouldn’t you sleep with her?’ and then everyone would laugh,” a former crew member, who spoke anonymously due to a non-disclosure agreement, told AP. “There would be about 10 or 12 cameras rolling and getting that footage, which is why everybody was like, this guy just doesn’t care.”
“Apprentice” producer Bill Pruitt said Saturday on Twitter, “As a producer on seasons 1 & 2 of #theapprentice I assure you: when it comes to the #trumptapes there are far worse. #justthebegininng.”
Ex-‘Apprentice’ producer says there are ‘far worse’ #TrumpTapes to come https://t.co/SQtq4dNDbC pic.twitter.com/S8Fa9CFPwt
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 9, 2016
Nee said Sunday that she is not in possession of the tapes herself.
“I don’t have the tapes. I’ve signed a Burnett contract & know leak fee is 5 mill. Hearing from producers/crew N word is the ‘much worse,’” she tweeted.
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