Trump Campaign Trying to Silence 'Art of the Deal' Ghostwriter

[Wingnut]

Tony Schwartz, ghostwriter of Donald Trump's book "The Art of the Deal," told MSNBC Wednesday that the Trump campaign sent him a cease and desist letter in response to his comments about the Republican candidate.

Schwartz, a former journalist, was employed by Trump to ghostwrite his memoir in 1987. In an interview with MSNBC, Schwartz described the Republican candidate for president as "having no heart and no soul."

Schwartz told the New Yorker for a piece published Wednesday that he genuinely believes "if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes there is an excellent possibility it will lead to the end of civilization."

The ghostwriter said in the interview Wednesday evening with Rachel Maddow and Brian Williams that the Trump organization sent him a"cease and desist" letter for his comments about the candidate and demanded that he stop collecting, and repay, his royalties on the sale of "The Art of the Deal."

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/art-of-the-deal-ghostwriter-speaks-out-729014339840

[don-o]

Sucks when you forget to get an NDA, don't it?

But the toothpaste is out of the tube,

[Wingnut]

Sucks when you forget to get an NDA, don't it?

But the toothpaste is out of the tube,

His dad Fred should have named his kid  Sue.

[bob434]

bump for later

[EC]

Sucks when you forget to get an NDA, don't it?

But the toothpaste is out of the tube,

No need. They are written into most ghostwriting contracts as standard.

Having said that, they tend to be limited to no being able to use elsewhere, comment on, or discuss any information you are given during the writing. Some ghost writing contracts do also include a blanket prohibition on acknowledging in any way that you had anything to do with the book (for example, Tom Clancy is a brand now, with multiple writers. A writer from that stable can be heavily penalized for something as innocuous as posting a picture on FB with the book.) but I have no idea if it is so in this case.