As of June 14, 2024, the movie 'The Apprentice' is struggling to find a U.S. distributor, raising concerns about media companies being intimidated by former President Donald Trump and his supporters. Michelle Goldberg, writing for The New York Times, highlights that the difficulty in securing a distributor is not just frustrating but also frightening, as it suggests pre-emptive capitulation by media companies to avoid potential backlash from Trump and his followers.
The movie The Apprentice has yet to find a US distributor, suggesting that some media companies may have already been intimidated by Trump and his supporters (@michelleinbklyn / New York Times) https://t.co/oXmYfyaFiK https://t.co/A3T0WujoiY
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"The Apprentice" is struggling to land a U.S. distributor. "It's frightening," @michelleinbklyn writes, "because it suggests that Trump and his supporters have already intimidated some media companies, which seem to be pre-emptively capitulating to him." https://t.co/W1o09Re7j7
In Opinion “The possibility that American audiences won’t be able to see ‘The Apprentice’ isn’t just frustrating,” Michelle Goldberg says. “It’s frightening, because it suggests that Trump and his supporters have already intimidated some media companies.” https://t.co/hhHUrPf7Vp
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