MAGA billionaire funded a Trump biopic — and is 'furious' it makes him look bad: report
Former NFL owner Dan Snyder invested in a biopic about Donald Trump's years being mentored by infamous right-wing lawyer Roy Cohn -- and he is reportedly furious with the final product because of the way the former president is portrayed in it.
In particular, he was offended by a scene where the future president is seen raping his first wife Ivana.
Snyder, who recently sold his Washington Commanders NFL team under pressure from his fellow owners, put money into the production of the film through his Kinematics company, adding to the $1.1. million he donated to the one-term president's inaugural committee after Trump's 2016 presidential election victory.
According to a report from Variety's Tatiana Siegel, few details about the film that includes Trump's relationship with controversial attorney Roy Cohn, portrayed by actor Jeremy Strong, have been revealed, but Snyder as an investor, got a sneak peek before its Cannes premiere and he did not like what he saw.
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The report notes that Snyder put money into the film's production "because he was under the impression that it was a flattering portrayal of the 45th president," and is now reported "to be furious" with the final result.
"Kinematics’ lawyers were enlisted to fight the release of 'The Apprentice,' and the cease-and-desist letters began flying. Kinematics president Emanuel Nuñez insists that the creative impasse between his company and the filmmakers didn’t involve Snyder," the report states before adding, "Sources familiar with the back and forth say Snyder took issue with multiple aspects of the film and weighed in on what should be changed. In earlier versions of the screenplay, 'The Apprentice" featured a scene where Trump rapes Ivana. One insider, familiar with the scene that is in the current cut, described it as 'violent' and 'uncomfortable' and follows a fight between the couple. (In a 1989 divorce deposition, Ivana accused Trump of raping her. But Ivana — who died in 2022 — later refuted these claims in 2015, saying, 'The story is totally without merit. Donald and I are the best of friends and together have raised three children that we love and are very proud of.')"
The report adds that Snyders attorney did not respond to questions about the film.
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