Lil Jon Confirms Report That Trump Nicknamed Him 'Uncle Tom' on 'Celebrity Apprentice'

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: NBC News

Rapper Lil Jon responded late Friday to a report from The Daily Beast that alleges GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump repeatedly called the star “Uncle Tom” when he was a contestant on Trump’s spinoff reality show, “Celebrity Apprentice.”

The rapper confirmed the report in a statement released on his Twitter account. Lil Jon said that he “addressed Mr. Trump immediately” once he caught word of the nickname, and he said that Trump did stop using the offensive slur, which refers to a black person who is submissive to white people.

The Daily Beast reported that several staffers who worked on Trump’s show, who spoke anonymously to the news outlet due to non-disclosure agreements, said that the then-"Apprentice" host began referring to the “Turn Down for What” singer as “Uncle Tom” during an episode in which Lil Jon donned an Uncle Sam costume for a promotion.

A Trump spokeswoman responded to The Daily Beast's initial request for comment by saying, “This is simply untrue.” That response was sent before Lil Jon's tweet.

Read more: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/politics/Lil-Jon-Responds-Trump-Nickname-Uncle-Tom-Celebrity-Apprentice-397163771.html

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https://twitter.com/LilJon/status/787118540163682304

[Solly Mack]

1. I guess Lil Jon will now be named as one of the many conspirators against Trump.

Everyone is plotting and lying against the poor man.

Snort

[Feeling the Bern]

2. Consider it an honor. If you ever read the book, Uncle Tom was a very good, honorable

character that took the beatings for other slave that Simon gave out.

It was only after the Civil War when those racist road show hit did Uncle Tom become what it is today.

Uncle Tom was a great, noble character in the book.

[Ilsa]

3. Something else to blame on

Carlos Slim because trump believes he can never do the wrong thing.

[bullimiami]

4. So Trump was asked about it and lied. Thats the takeaway. Lie and deny.

[psychopomp]

5. Color me surprised

So, he is racist!

[Hatemonger]

6. Why isn't this all over MSM?

It's almost like CNN, Faux, and MSNBC are protecting that orange pos.

[nolabear]

7. What I wouldn't give for somebody to Lonesome Roads his ass.

Just leave his mic on after one of those great big slavering rallies so he can, you know, be Donald.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Face_in_the_Crowd_(film)

[msanthrope]

8. Bullies tend to back down when confronted. nt

[forgotmylogin]

9. Right, good of Jon for confronting him.

But I wonder how it would have gone had a woman confronted him. Say, Marlee Maitlin?