Apprentice crew warn of Trump tapes ‘featuring racist slurs’ that are even more damaging than his lewd comments on women
An already bad week for the Donald could be about to get worse
STRUGGLING Donald Trump faces fresh racism allegations after TV producers hinted at the existence of a tape where the Republican presidential candidate uses the vile slur 'n****r'.
The former reality TV star, still reeling from the emergence of footage where he makes extremely lewd and sexist comments about women, allegedly made the comment while filming The Apprentice.
Bill Pruitt, a producer on the first two seasons of the US Apprentice, tweeted: "I assure you: when it comes to the #trumptapes there are far worse. #justthebegininng."
Soon after another TV producer - who didn't work on The Apprentice - said there was a $5 million penalty fee for leaking footage of Apprentice in executive producer Mark Burnett’s contracts.
Chris Nee tweeted: "I don't have the tapes. I've signed a Burnett contract & know leak fee is 5 mill. She adds: "Hearing from producers/crew N word is the 'much worse'."
Trump's team have not commented on the fresh allegations.
It is not the first time Trump has been dogged by racism allegations.
In October 1973, the Justice Department filed a civil rights case that accused Trump Management, headed by then 27-year-old Donald Trump, and his father, Fred Trump, of "discriminating against black persons in the operation of their buildings".
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Federal investigators found that Trump employees marked black applicant’s applications with a 'C' for 'coloured' and tried to get black and Puerto Rican renters to rent in buildings with fewer white tenants, reported.
Trump's attorney, Alan Garten, said: "This suit was brought as part of a nationwide inquiry against a number of companies, and the matter was ultimately settled without any finding of liability and without any admission of wrongdoing whatsoever."
In the video clip leaked at the weekend, Trump tells Access Hollywood host Billy Bush: "I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait.
"And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything.
"Grab them by the p****. You can do anything."
After the tape came to light Trump apologised, saying: "I'm not proud of it. I apologised to my family. I apologised to the American people.
"I have great respect for women. Nobody has more respect for women than I do...I'm very embarrassed by it. I hate it. It's locker room banter."
Celebs caught using the 'N' word
Singer Justin Bieber was recorded saying an offensive joke when he was 14. He said: "Why are black people afraid of chain saws?" and answered "Run n*****, n*****, n*****, n*****," imitating the sound of a chain saw. He apologised when the recording went public.
In 2013 Celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted to using the N-word and telling insensitive racial jokes. She later said: "Inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable ... please forgive me."
Michael Richards, better known as Cosmo Kramer in the long-running TV show Seinfeld, was furious when some black audience members talked during his act at a Los Angeles comedy club in 2006 . He was recorded saying: "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass" and: "Throw his a** out. He's a n****r!"
According to show insiders who spoke to AP, Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, rated female contestants by the size of their breasts and talked about which ones he'd like to have sex with in his years as a reality TV boss on 'The Apprentice'.
The Associated Press interviewed more than 20 people — former crew members, editors and contestants — who described crass behavior by Trump behind the scenes of the long-running hit show, in which aspiring capitalists were given tasks to perform as they competed for jobs working for him.