Trailer for The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump is REJECTED by CBS and ABC during debates and news broadcasts Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] READ MORE: Sebastian Stan transforms into young Donald Trump READ MORE: The Apprentice trailer: Stan in first teaser for provocative biopic By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.
com Published: 22:02 EDT, 1 October 2024 | Updated: 22:05 EDT, 1 October 2024 e-mail View comments CBS and ABC both passed on airing 15-second trailers for the controversial movie The Apprentice during the presidential and vice presidential debates , as well as news coverage, the movie's distributor said. Distribution company Briarcliff Entertainment told TMZ that both networks declined to air the commercial for the film - in which Sebastian Stan plays Donald J. Trump in the 1970s and 1980s - during the debates.
The news comes amid Tuesday's debate between vice presidential candidates - Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz - was hosted by CBS News in New York. CBS informed Briarcliff it would not air the film preview during the debate or national news segment but would accept it during different times and programming selections, according to the outlet. ABC, which aired the September 10 presidential debate, told Briarcliff it was avoiding commercials that spoke 'to related themes within the broadcast,' TMZ reported.
CBS and ABC both passed on airing 15-second trailers during the presidential and vice presidential debates for the co.
