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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.

The fact that a sitting president will be on the payroll of a current TV show is another example of the thicket of potential conflicts of interest raised by Trump’s segue from private businessman and TV star to commander-in-chief. However, past presidents have published books during their time in the White House, so there is precedent for a president earning royalties while in office. In the case of President Obama’s 2010 book “Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,” his profits from the Alfred A. Knopf publication were donated to a charity supporting the children of disabled veterans.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/don...ity-apprentice-executive-producer-1201937420/

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

How much longer 'til he uses his power to regain his hosting gig?

 

[Baraka in the White House]

This motherfucker needs every brain cell he has focused on not being a terrible president.

Can you imagine the shit the right would have talked if Obama had a side hustle?

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR A SPECIAL APPEARANCE...


*queue shocked candidate faces*

*show silhouette of what is clearly Trump behind a door. *

This is clearly what he wanted all along.

 

[Jarmel]

Too bad we're all living in the reality show called America.

 

[btrboyev]

I thought NBC removed him and any rights to that show after his racist president announcement?

 

[Wanda/Wander]

HE STILL WORKS FOR NBC WHAT?!

 

[FStop7]

Will Jimmy Fallon give him more rubs

 

[Pusherman]

Reality is starting to physically hurt.

 

[CazTGG]

Still won't get him an Emmy.

 

[mr stroke]

NBC fires Billy Bush for "Grab them in the Pussy"


NBC hires Trump for "Grab them in the Pussy"



WTF IS GOING ON LOL

 

[studyguy]

HE STILL WORKS FOR NBC WHAT?!

Pretty much. I thought he cut ties with that show for some reason.

 

[El Topo]

Next week on Celebrity Apprentice...the contestants get to run the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. The winner gets a position on President Trump's cabinet.

 

[FireBeaver]

Honestly, I forgot Celebrity Apprentice was still around.

 

[Voyr]

Hard to top this past season, which was oddly called the "2016 Presidential Election" for reasons unknown.

 

[RPGCrazied]

What a shitshow. The only job you should be concerned about is the Presidency and the American people.

 

[Alienous]

AARGUH, YOU'WAH THERMINAYTED.

But besides that Trump is going to be a bizarre president.

 

[Jmille99]

This is clearly what he wanted all along.

Twist, its actually just a cardboard cutout of Trump

 

[BocoDragon]

I thought NBC removed him and any rights to that show after his racist president announcement?

^ this

Maybe in Trump's America, his statements were retroactively seen as acceptable?

 

[LiK]

How is this even possible. A sitting president is working on a TV show?

 

[RinsFury]

I want out of this reality.

 

[Kayhan]

Don't quit your day job, Trump.

 

[TheOMan]

This is clearly what he wanted all along.

It's going to happen.

 

[Not]

You can call Mexicans rapists now, you just have to become President and all is forgiven

 

[Escape Goat]

It's all going according to plan.

Well, except for actually becoming President.

 

[Darth Pinche]

So NBC will be sending this clown a check while he is in office?

Make it stop.

 

[andythinkpad]

In case you haven't noticed American democratic system is broken, you should now.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

Rachel Maddow and Donald Trump work for the same company.

 

[Nelo Ice]

He just wants to work as president part time. Just like living in the white house part time and not using air force one.

 

[entremet]

NBC fires Billy Bush for "Grab them in the Pussy"


NBC hires Trump for "Grab them in the Pussy"



WTF IS GOING ON LOL

Pretty much. I thought he cut ties with that show for some reason.

^ this

Maybe in Trump's America, his statements were retroactively seen as acceptable?

He is removed as a star.

This is Executive Producer credit, which is handled by the production company--Mark Burnett Productions.

Trump isn't that dumb now, huh, liberals?
J/k

 

[Regulus Tera]

How long until Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution is invoked by anyone in Congress? There's bound to be at least one bribery scandal with all the shenanigans going on.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

NBC fires Billy Bush for "Grab them in the Pussy"


NBC hires Trump for "Grab them in the Pussy"



WTF IS GOING ON LOL

It's probably good business having the freaking president work for you.

 

[Slayven]

The white House will be his personal piggybank

 

[Fox318]

 

[KernelPanic]

Pence and co. will do most of the presidential work.

Trump has a TV show and twitter account to run

 

[NobleXenon]

I bet there will be a lot a lawsuits against him moreso than Obama's Citizenship did once he is officially President.

 

[Strike]

This motherfucker needs every brain cell he has focused on not being a terrible president.

Can you imagine the shit the right would have talked if Obama had a side hustle?

They called him a celebrity when he was running in 2008.

 

[gabbo]

Isn't that against some set of rules for a sitting president?

 

[human5892]

I'm thinking he may see the show as a way to find potential cabinet members/Supreme Court Justices/etc. (people outside the swamp)

 

[jett]

Pretty much. I thought he cut ties with that show for some reason.

I thought NBC had fired him.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

Isn't that against some set of rules for a sitting president?

I feel like I've seen a variation of this post every day since Trump got elected.

 

[Cartman86]

Isn't this how TV shows work?

 

[Emperor Bohe]

Maybe Schwarzenegger and Trump should change places. Atleast Schwarzenegger was in office for 2 terms

 

[JP_]

Don't quit your day job, Trump.

.

 

[Latvian Hitman]

And the far right criticized Obama his first few years for filling out an NCAA tournament bracket.

Said he should be focused on our economic recovery from the recession...

I'm sure those same people are more than fine with this.

 

[Strike]

Maybe Schwarzenegger and Trump should change places. Atleast Schwarzenegger was in office for 2 terms

Yeah, I'd rather have Demolition Man as a possible future over Idiocracy.

 

[Revolver]

I thought NBC had fired him.

Yeah after his racist presidential announcement. Looks like his deal with Mark Burnett never ended though despite Burnett's disavowal of “the hatred, division and misogyny that has been a very unfortunate part of his campaign.” Guess ratings heal all wounds.

"Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump," the statement said.

"To that end, the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, which are part of a joint venture between NBC and Trump, will no longer air on NBC. In addition, as Mr. Trump has already indicated, he will not be participating in The Apprentice on NBC" because he has announced he's running as a Republican candidate for president.

"Celebrity Apprentice is licensed from Mark Burnett's United Artists Media Group and that relationship will continue," the network added.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/06/29/nbc-dumps-trump/29471971/

 

[Ourobolus]

now the giant pool of Secretary of State candidates suddenly makes sense

 

[Count Dookkake]

They should add "President" to his credit.

 

[DominoKid]

You do what you want when you poppin.