A former producer of The Apprentice has alleged Donald Trump was recorded using the N-word to describe one of the show’s contestants during an on-camera meeting two decades ago. The allegation was made by Bill Pruitt in an article published by Slate on Thursday. The producer revealed he wrote the piece because his “expansive” non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which threatened a US$5-million fine and possible jail time if broken, expired this year.
Pruitt said he was one of four producers to work on the first two seasons of the popular reality TV show. Trump allegedly used the racial slur during a recorded conversation about the two finalists of The Apprentice ‘s first season, Kwame Jackson, a Black broker from Goldman Sachs, and Bill Rancic, a white entrepreneur from Chicago who ran a cigar business. Pruitt said Trump employee Carolyn Kepcher had been advising Trump about the strengths and weaknesses of the final two contestants during a meeting.
She reportedly advocated for Jackson to win the show. Story continues below advertisement Trump, who Pruitt said was visibly apprehensive, allegedly asked if America would “buy a n— winning” The Apprentice . “He is serious, and he is adamant about not hiring Jackson,” Pruitt wrote.
He said showrunner Jay Bienstock opted to record briefings, like the one in which Trump allegedly used the racial slur, not to televise but to best abide by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations. According to the FCC, it is fo.
