This post is a little all over the place, but bear with us. (TL;DR: Mark Cuban is a hypocrite)…
Earlier on Sunday, Hollywood writer and producer Chris Nee (“Blues Clues,” “Doc McStuffins”) floated a rumor that unaired footage from “The Apprentice” included Donald Trump saying the “N word”:
https://twitter.com/chrisdocnee/status/785156663946858497
Mind you, this was just a rumor and she never worked on the show:
Folks, I have never worked on The Apprentice. I don't know what's out there. Or what still exists. I've heard rumors. Would love to know.
— Chris Nee ?️? (@chrisdocnee) October 9, 2016
This rumor, however, set off a flurry of activity in an attempt to find out why NBC — which controlled the “Access Hollywood” hot mic audio and video — hasn’t nuked Donald Trump with this footage as well. Well, the reason is because NBC doesn’t own it … Mark Burnett, executive producer of “The Apprentice,” does:
A key point here is that NBC does not own the tapes. 'Apprentice' producer @MarkBurnettTV does. https://t.co/rBIuvUKbwh
— Susan Davis (@DaviSusan) October 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/785220645877587970
And Burnett told BuzzFeed that he’ll sue anyone who leaks it:
NEW: Burnett “is pro-Trump and has made clear to his teams that he will sue anyone who leaks" https://t.co/XoT6VecySi
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) October 9, 2016
This brings us back to Nee who has been pestering billionaire Hillary Clinton supporter Mark Cuban to pay the legal fees of anyone who does leak damaging footage from the show:
https://twitter.com/chrisdocnee/status/784612562033844225
Other liberals want Cuban to get involved, too:
2: who leaks, is this where @mcuban steps forward and promises to cover legal expenses for anyone who spills the beans? Thiel in reverse.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 9, 2016
But this is a problem because Mark Cuban is actually working with Burnett on the show “Shark Tank”:
The catch: Mark Cuban stars on "Shark Tank," executive producer: Mark Burnett. https://t.co/1Imo9s3jsB
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) October 9, 2016
And Cuban told BuzzFeed that Burnett “can make his own decisions”:
"Burnett can make his own decisions," Mark Cuban tells us https://t.co/XoT6VecySi
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) October 9, 2016
And now for Cuban’s hypocrisy…
On Saturday, Cuban tweeted that employees of Trump’s various companies should resign to protest what their boss said on that leaked video from “Access Hollywood”:
https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/784608936217444352
Got that? Regular working Joes and Jills who need a paycheck to live month-to-month, they should quit. But billionaire Mark Cuban won’t get involved in Burnett’s decision to keep “The Apprentice” footage hidden? Why doesn’t Cuban resign or threaten to resign if Burnett doesn’t release the tapes?
Tune in later tonight to see if this makes it into the debate (we assume it will):
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/785222021131145216
https://twitter.com/bendreyfuss/status/785219135378685956
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