Donald Trump is getting trolled by the film he fought tooth and nail to prevent from being released … and marketers for the flick are rubbing it in his face at one of his rallies.
Trump held an event Wednesday in Reading, Pennsylvania … and midway through, the people behind “The Apprentice” pulled a publicity stunt that likely pissed him off.
A plane flew over the crowd … with a banner reading, “TRUMP, GO SEE THE APPRENTICE FRIDAY.”
You’ll recall, Trump and his lawyers fired off a cease and desist letter to “The Apprentice” filmmakers in an attempt to block the movie from being released.
Sebastian Stan plays a young Trump on the rise … and at one point, is seen sexually assaulting his ex-wife, Ivana. Despite Trump and his lawyers denying the sexual assault claim numerous times — filmmakers based the scene on Ivana’s 1989 divorce deposition.
Trump’s campaign spox, Steven Cheung, isn’t mincing words … telling TMZ, “This ‘film’ is pure malicious defamation, should never see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire.”
Earlier this week, the film’s NYC premiere drew big stars like Anne Hathaway and Laverne Cox … and it’s been getting shoutouts on social media from stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Ava DuVernay.
Whether Trump likes it or not … Hollywood seems into it. The film comes out in theaters tomorrow nationwide.