“The Apprentice” — one of many essential contentious and sought-after motion pictures of the 12 months, depicting the lifetime of a youthful Donald Trump — is simply too spicy for some principal TV networks … a minimal of all through presidential and VP debates
Briarcliff Leisure, the film’s distributor, tells TMZ … a 15-second industrial for the film was rejected by every ABC and CBS from airing all through debate nights.
Time to stop scrolling and watch the trailer for #TheApprentice. You acknowledge it. I do realize it. All individuals is conscious of it. Solely in theaters, October 11. pic.twitter.com/g1yQsxLSa1
— The Apprentice (@ApprenticeMov) September 10, 2024
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CBS, which is web internet hosting tonight’s debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance, knowledgeable Briarcliff the group does probably not really feel comfortable promoting “The Apprentice” inside the debate or all through nationwide data — nevertheless is open to selling the film all through completely different components of the day.
ABC, which hosted the presidential debate a few weeks up to now, nixed the advert … telling Briarcliff the group wanted to keep away from ads that “converse to related themes inside the published.”
Chances are you’ll recall, Trump and his crew fought laborious to dam the discharge of the film, firing off a cease-and-desist letter to filmmakers in Might. Nonetheless, Briarcliff Leisure ended up securing the rights and may launch the film in theaters nationwide on October 11.

TMZ has obtained the 15-second advert that’s been rejected by networks, which you see proper right here.

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After all, the scene that is producing probably the most buzz is when Stan’s Trump is depicted sexually assaulting his ex-wife Ivana Trump, performed by Maria Bakalova. We should always notice, Trump and his attorneys have denied the sexual assault declare quite a few instances — which filmmakers took from Ivana’s 1989 divorce deposition.
We reached out to CBS and ABC for remark … to date, no phrase again.
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