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 Viewโs The Karen Hunter Show, the 21 Jump Street star talked about her โuniqueโ experience competing against such huge stars as disgraced politician Rod Blagojevich and, umm, famed New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry.
โHe hadnโt really quite started that whole birther thing yet,โ Peete, who starred on season 9 of Trumpโs show in 2010, noted, adding that had Trump claimed that former President Obama wasnโt born in America, she wouldโve never appeared on the show, Yahoo Entertainment reports.
โIt was a very interesting experience,โ Peete added. โIt was a trip and kind of messy and stuff. I found him to be kind of piggish and bullish and stuff, but I didnโt 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 โkind of lovelyโ โ to her face.
โShortly after the finale, rumors started going around that he had tossed out an N-word in referring to me. And I was like, โHuh?โ And then when the producer told me when it happened during the finale. I remember the moment,โ Peete said.
โI wasnโt in earshot, but I could see them deciding between me and Bret Michaels,โ she continued. โThere was a moment where [Trump] was talking with producers and theyโre really animated and that was when I heard that he said, โThey 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, โThey want the N-word to win.โโ
Wait, Iโm getting a call from 50 Cent:
Yahoo Entertainment notes that there have always been โrumors that tapes exist of Trump saying the N-word during his 14-season run as host of The Apprentice. But thereโs no proof any actually exist.โ
Trump has always claimed that heโs the least racist person that anyone knows, but Trump is also a liar.
โYou know, how could anybody believe that he wouldnโt say something like that? I firmly believe he probably uses that language all the time,โ she shared.
Peete added that she didnโt see any sense in rehashing the ordeal as she didnโtย know what good it would do.
โBy the time [the rumors] sort of started resurfacing, I didnโt even really address it too much because I felt like, what difference is it going to make?โ Peete said. โPeople 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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