As ‘The Apprentice’ Seeks Cannes Sale, Trump Team Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Block Film’s Release

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1. I thought the MAGA crowd were free speech absolutists?

2. They also sent along a vial of crybaby tears that Trump has continually running down his face.

3. >It presents a damning portrait of the former president as an ethically compromised, philanderer who stiffs contractors and cuts deals with the mob to get his buildings completed.

   I mean, facts. These are things widely reported over the years.

   >It includes other controversial details, including a scene where Trump rapes his first wife, Ivana

   She made this claim in court, iirc.

   >depicts him abusing amphetamines to lose weight, as well as undergoing liposuction and plastic surgery.

   These obviously didn’t work.

   Release it anyway and let Trump sue after. Facts are their own defense.

4. So, he has no issues with cancel culture I see.

   Isn’t he constantly complaining about his 1st amendment rights to freedom of speech?

   Not like I didn’t know it was all BS to begin with, he on,y cars about those things for himself, not others.

5. Isn’t going to work. He is a public figure.

6. Apparently Trump Team has never heard of the Streisand Effect. Keep yapping morons!

7. I actually brought something up like this earlier that if Trump and his MAGA crowd wins, it would be the end of pop culture forever. People told me I was overreacting. And I understand where they’re coming from. But I feel that his lawyers wanting to ban this movie is a warning sign. Soon, if he comes back into the White House, he’ll call Disney and say ‘I’m pulling your animated movie from theaters. Got a call from my people. They don’t want anymore black animated characters.’ Or he’ll call Universal and say, ‘You’re too stop making anymore Fast and Furious movies unless you put in more white people and get rid of the black characters I hate’.

   Now, I know that there’s still a long time away from the election, but I think that if people are willing to give up their sense of reality for this man, what’s to stop him from even nuking Disney World if he saw Mickey Mouse hugging a Mexican Girl?

8. Wasn’t there a really important SCOTUS ruling that was about a movie?

9. Whoops… some intern we since fired left it on his computer hard drive in his car which got stolen and found abandoned, we have no idea what happened to his computer, his clothes, and half a subway sandwich. We have no idea how or who released it on the interwebs…

10. huh.. look at that! Sebastian Stan playing another Russian operative.. who woulda thought!

11. Another attorney charge going to the RNC

12. Trump, take them to court and prove them wrong…testify…

13. This is just going to increase the bidding war over the movie. Everyones going to want to see it now.

14. Even if everything in the film was a lie. That’s not illegal.

15. Keep pushing Donnie, it’s just gonna get worse.
    I can see the tag line now:
    “THE MOVIE DONALD TRUMP DOESNT WANT YOU TO SEE”

16. Pretty sure the producers/director have anticipated this, and they’ve had years to prepare. A very public dispute will attract attention, which will draw more prospective viewers, which means they get get more from the sale.
    Round 1:
    Apprentice: 1, DJTurd: 0

17. For a man who loves free speech he sure hates free speech

18. He is too broke to take this to court. And will most likely have a criminal appeal on at least s few of the 30+ counts he is facing in NYC. Here in a few weeks to pay lawyers for. 

    His current trial should see a jury by thursday. And be done soon. 

19. Cue the Streisand Effect!

20. This movie just might be a pilot for a mini series, “The Apprentice, Diaper Changing Series”.

21. But Ma Freedums? I thought the Trumpies were all about ma Freedums?

22. At this point any credible and competent lawyer is either not willing to work for Trump or has and his busy hiring their own lawyers.

    The filmmakers are probably confused what the hell the purpose is of a Season The Cyst letter, and why they were sent one.

23. in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld Trump’s cease and desist.

24. Hey, look.

    Cancel Culture. Weird.

25. Trump is only making us want to see it even more.

26. Free publicity

27. If it gets bogged down in court, I sure hope no hackers steal it and release it on the internet.

28. But what about Free Speech? What about the First Amendment? I’m sure Trump wouldn’t ever want to have some sort of legal gag order imposed.

29. Ever hear of Artistic Licence / Poetic Justice? So sit down Don Don and drink your juice.

30. The best advertisement is trump complaining and … sigh … once again threatening a lawsuit over it, actually they should have name the movie

    “The Witch. hunting season”

    I wonder if trump was told by his people to not even acknowledge the film, that is definitely against dna and may have even made it look worse because he complains about being the perpetual victim

31. lol a cease and desist yet they have made fake movies about Obama and Biden no problem

32. But muh freedom of speech!

33. Haha! So, when can I watch it? Because I definitely will now that I know Trump is trying to prevent me from watching it.

34. Cease and Desist orders like the ones the Trump campaign keeps getting for unauthorized use of music?

    I love me some irony.