Donald Trump to Remain Executive Producer on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Donald Trump to Remain Executive Producer on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Cynthia Littleton
 
December 8, 2016 | 02:28PM PT
   

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/donald-trump-mark-burnett-celebrity-apprentice-executive-producer-1201937420/

 
Donald Trump will remain an exec producer on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” which is returning Jan. 2 after a two-year hiatus with new host Arnold Schwarzenegger.

MGM confirmed to Variety that Trump has retained his EP credit on the series. The president-elect’s status on the 15th season of the reality series that made him a household name has been a question since Trump launched his presidential campaign in June 2015. In the credit sequence, Trump’s name will air after that of “Apprentice” creator Mark Burnett and before Schwarzenegger, who is also an exec producer of the new incarnation along with Page Feldman and Eric Van Wagenen.

The larger issue for MGM, NBC, and the White House is the payment that Trump will receive for the series. It’s unclear what his per-episode fee is, but it is likely to be in the low five-figures, at minimum. NBC has ordered eight episodes of “The New Celebrity Apprentice.” Trump’s fees will be paid through MGM, the production entity on the show, not NBC. MGM declined to comment on the financial terms of Trump’s deal. A spokeswoman for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment. NBC declined to comment.

Trump is also a profit participant on the “Apprentice” franchise, which has been sold as a format in various markets around the world since it first became a hit on NBC in 2004. Trump bowed out as frontman of the show as he launched his political career. His last episode of “Celebrity Apprentice” aired in February 2015. NBC wound up cutting its business ties to Trump in July 2015 amid the outrage stirred by Trump’s assertion that many Mexican illegal immigrants are criminals and rapists.

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http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/donald-trump-mark-burnett-celebrity-apprentice-executive-producer-1201937420/

[Cripplecreek]

The morons continue to need bread and circuses.

[Wingnut]

It's good to be King.

[Suppressed]

It's good to be King.

King?

[geronl]

insanity

[Right_in_Virginia]

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 32m32 minutes ago
Reports by @CNN that I will be working on The Apprentice during my Presidency, even part time, are ridiculous & untrue - FAKE NEWS!

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   NO one said he was going to be 'working' on the apprentice, the article implies that he will just keep his fingers in the pie and making money. 
   Next you're gonna tell me - It will go into a blind trust, right?

[Frank Cannon]

   NO one said he was going to be 'working' on the apprentice, the article implies that he will just keep his fingers in the pie and making money. 
   Next you're gonna tell me - It will go into a blind trust, right?

I don't see any problem with him making money like this. An Exec Producer credit is more of an annuity than it is an actual job. That's why you see stars listed as EP's in the credits to their shows. It gives them a revenue stream if the show is ever rerun or syndicated.

[Emjay]

It's good to be King.

Hold on now.  Trump himself tweeted that this is rediciulous.  And you know it's him personally because that's his very own spelling.

[Frank Cannon]

Donald Trump will remain an exec producer on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” which is returning Jan. 2 after a two-year hiatus with new host Arnold Schwarzenegger.

So the show will be the same since they are replacing Donny with an unintelligible womanizer.

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Trump Slams CNN's 'Fake News' For Reporting on 'The Apprentice'



By Mark Swanson   |   Saturday, 10 Dec 2016 07:49 AM



Donald Trump on Saturday took to Twitter to swipe at CNN for its reporting on the president-elect's role in The Apprentice, slamming the cable news channel for spreading "Fake News!"

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump

Reports by @CNN that I will be working on The Apprentice during my Presidency, even part time, are ridiculous & untrue - FAKE NEWS!
8:11 AM - 10 Dec 2016

more
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Trump-Tweets-CNN-Fake-News/2016/12/10/id/763237/

[Emjay]

Donald Trump will remain an exec producer on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” which is returning Jan. 2 after a two-year hiatus with new host Arnold Schwarzenegger.

So the show will be the same since they are replacing Donny with an unintelligible womanizer.

Good one !!

[Wingnut]

King?

Queen.  My bad!