One of the producers of “The Apprentice “ was released from a 20 year NDA, and tells how TV hid the racist, misogynist dumb fuck Trump and made up a successful billionaire for TV audiences. Fooling the audience for TV Ratings, what could go wrong?….…
”I was one of four producers involved in the first two seasons. During that time, I signed an expansive nondisclosure agreement that promised a fine of $5 million and even jail time if I were to ever divulge what actually happened. It expired this year…. there is deception at play in every single reality program…. Audiences responded to Trump’s arrogance, his perceived abilities and prescience, but mostly his confidence. The centerpiece to any confidence game is precisely that—confidence…..
Before I leave, I have to ask: Why Trump? …. The idea is to have a new and different billionaire every season…. Trump is the only one who agreed to sign on…. Trump’s actual offices are, however, less than telegenic. They are cramped, and a lot of the wood furniture is chipped or peeling….
He hesitates. “I wasn’t paid what was promised,” he says. I just listen. “Trump pays half upfront,” he says, “but he’ll stiff you for the rest once the project is completed….
Yeah,” he says to no one in particular, “but, I mean, would America buy a n— winning?” Kepcher’s pale skin goes bright red. I turn my gaze toward Trump. He continues to wince. He is serious, and he is adamant about not hiring Jackson….
next phase of our assignment, the editing. In stitching the footage together, the swindle we are now involved in ascends to new levels….Without a doubt, the hardest decisions we faced in postproduction were how to edit together sequences involving Trump.
We needed him to sound sharp, dignified, and clear on what he was looking for and not as if he was yelling at people….Trump was overwhelmed with remembering the contestants’ names….Bienstock instigated additional dialogue recording that came late in the edit phase. We set Trump up in the soundproof boardroom set and fed him lines he would read into a microphone with Bienstock on the phone, directing from L.A. And suddenly Trump knows the names of every one of the contestants and says them while the camera cuts to each of their faces….we insert a sequence with Trump, seated inside his gilded apartment, dispensing a carefully crafted bit of wisdom. He speaks to whatever the theme of each episode is—why someone gets fired or what would lead to a win….
So, we scammed. We swindled. Nobody heard the racist and misogynistic comments or saw the alleged cheating, the bluffing, or his hair taking off in the wind. Those tapes, I’ve come to believe, will never be found….”
And about 45% of voters were suckered by the scam. Please wake up, America, who he really is is not hard to see.
