Holly Robinson Peete: Donald Trump Called Me the N-Word

Holly Robinson Peete, a former contestant on Celebrity Apprentice, claims that the most divisive, racist, xenophobic and misogynistic president in most recent history called her the N-word over a decade ago. Suggested Reading R. Kelly’s Alleged ‘Hostage’ Finally Breaks Her Silence, and the Tea is Piping Hot! 14 Latino Trump Voters Who Messed Around and…

Holly Robinson Peete, a former contestant on Celebrity Apprentice, claims that the most divisive, racist, xenophobic and misogynistic president in most recent history called her the N-word over a decade ago.

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During an interview on SiriusXM Urban Viewโ€™s The Karen Hunter Show, the 21 Jump Street star talked about her โ€œuniqueโ€ experience competing against such huge stars as disgraced politician Rod Blagojevich and, umm, famed New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry.

โ€œHe hadnโ€™t really quite started that whole birther thing yet,โ€ Peete, who starred on season 9 of Trumpโ€™s show in 2010, noted, adding that had Trump claimed that former President Obama wasnโ€™t born in America, she wouldโ€™ve never appeared on the show, Yahoo Entertainment reports.

โ€œIt was a very interesting experience,โ€ Peete added. โ€œIt was a trip and kind of messy and stuff. I found him to be kind of piggish and bullish and stuff, but I didnโ€™t find him to be just this...who he is now. I did not see that. So, I think the combination of power and corruption and all that stuff just made him go to that next level.โ€

The Hanginโ€™ With Mr. Cooper actress claimed that Trump was โ€œkind of lovelyโ€ โ€” to her face.

โ€œShortly after the finale, rumors started going around that he had tossed out an N-word in referring to me. And I was like, โ€˜Huh?โ€™ And then when the producer told me when it happened during the finale. I remember the moment,โ€ Peete said.

โ€œI wasnโ€™t in earshot, but I could see them deciding between me and Bret Michaels,โ€ she continued. โ€œThere was a moment where [Trump] was talking with producers and theyโ€™re really animated and that was when I heard that he said, โ€˜They want the N-word to win.โ€™ Because I guess the network wanted me to win or me to be chosen, and Trump wanted Bret. And the quote was, โ€˜They want the N-word to win.โ€™โ€

Wait, Iโ€™m getting a call from 50 Cent:

Yahoo Entertainment notes that there have always been โ€œrumors that tapes exist of Trump saying the N-word during his 14-season run as host of The Apprentice. But thereโ€™s no proof any actually exist.โ€

Trump has always claimed that heโ€™s the least racist person that anyone knows, but Trump is also a liar.

โ€œYou know, how could anybody believe that he wouldnโ€™t say something like that? I firmly believe he probably uses that language all the time,โ€ she shared.

Peete added that she didnโ€™t see any sense in rehashing the ordeal as she didnโ€™tย know what good it would do.

โ€œBy the time [the rumors] sort of started resurfacing, I didnโ€™t even really address it too much because I felt like, what difference is it going to make?โ€ Peete said. โ€œPeople have accepted the things that he said that are so vile about so many other people, what difference is it going to make if he said that about me.โ€

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