David Brock: I will pay for 'Apprentice' tapes

[OKNancy]

David Brock: I will pay for 'Apprentice' tapes



David Brock is volunteering to pay for the legal fees of any "Apprentice" producer or staff member who may have their hands on potentially damaging tapes of Donald Trump.

Mark Burnett, the television producer behind the reality series who is considered to be a friend of Trump, has warned staff he would not hesitate to sue them if they leaked footage from The Apprentice, according to BuzzFeed News.

Brock, the Hillary Clinton ally who runs a network of Democratic groups to help her campaign including Media matters, responded simply "yes" via email when asked if he'd be willing to back someone financially or legally should they chose to release the tapes.

According to Chris Nee, an award-winning screenwriter and producer, a separate non-Apprentice related contract with Burnett said she would have to pay $5 million if she released footage.

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[Siwsan]

1. I think this reflects as poorly on Burnett as it does on Trump

He is protecting a predator.

[sheshe2]

4. ^^^This^^^

[Cakes488]

7. Absolutely..tell him he's supporting a sexual predator twitter: @MarkBurnettTV

[tblue37]

8. Either no one is tweeting at him on his page, or else he is deleting all such

tweets and banning those who post them. He should get inundated in such critical tweets for protecting a sexual predator.

[Cakes488]

18. I tweeted at him...only what he tweets or retweets is on his page.

[ToxMarz]

20. You can tweet about him #markburnett plenty there.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

12. +1 nt

[dhill926]

23. Hmmm…Protecting a Predator…

his next show?

[Neema]

26. Totally agree. At this point I suspect

the tapes are so bad that he's afraid people will question him for not releasing them immediately (to the authorities).

[Cakes488]

2. Wonderful! So when's a good time...how about next Thursday?

[BSdetect]

3. Claiming the tapes as Intellectual Property

would be an oxymoron in this case.

No defence there.

Release the tapes and see if wants to sue a hero.

[herding cats]

5. I'd think if enough people organized a protest against Mark Burnett's productions

And, their sponsors. That might have an impact as well.

[csziggy]

10. I'd threaten to boycott his shows but there is not one single one I would watch anyway

Survivor, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Shark Tank, The Voice, MTV Movie Awards (2007–2011), the annual People's Choice Awards (2010–present), the Spike Video Game Awards and the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards; Bully Beatdown, Combat Missions, The Contender, The Contender Asia, Expedition Africa, Expedition Impossible, How'd You Get So Rich?, Martha Stewart, My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, On the Lot (a collaboration with Steven Spielberg), The Restaurant, Rock Star, Sarah Palin's Alaska, Stars Earn Stripes, Starmaker, Toughest Cowboy, Wedding Day, and The Bible.

In December 2015, Burnett was named president of MGM Television and Digital Group, signing a five-year deal. Burnett's appointment was set up to occur simultaneously with the closing of MGM's acquisition of the remaining 45 percent of Hearst's, Burnett's and Roma Downey‘s interests in United Artists Media Group (UAMG), which will be absorbed under the MGM Television Group umbrella. MGM Television will now have numerous unscripted and scripted television shows airing on network and cable or in production including: The Voice (NBC); Survivor (CBS); Shark Tank (ABC); Beyond the Tank (ABC); Celebrity Apprentice (NBC); Fargo (FX);Vikings (HISTORY); Teen Wolf (MTV); 500 Questions (ABC); The People's Choice Awards (CBS); Lucha Underground (El Rey Network) and America's Greatest Makers (INTEL/Turner).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Burnett#Productions

I have been tempted to watch Fargo but never did. I won't start now.

[herding cats]

11. I'm in the same position.

That's why I tossed in the sponsors. His programs mostly don't seem to be ones a lot of us here may watch.

[petronius]

16. Well, I'm afraid I can't give up Vikings, but I'll

definitely continue my de facto boycott of the rest...

[Raster]

14. Mark Burnett's info:

Mark Burnett Productions
Ad Agencies & Production Companies / Television Production Companies
Address: 3000 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[Cakes488]

17. the phone number doesn't work...it seems there is no phone or email account to reach him by....

twitter is it.

[Raster]

25. Hmmm...

[sheshe2]

6. Good.

Because when Trump goes down I want to see it all on the table.

[Daemonaquila]

9. That didn't take long...

... after the price was named.

(Next week please, or the week after. Top quality schadenfreude needs a little time to marinate.)

[avebury]

13. I would to see if there is any civil/legal investigation that

could be carried resulting in all the video material being subject to subpoenas. If it came out that there is proof that Trump was a sexual predator and committed any crimes which Mark Burnett helped tt cover up there could be legal implications to Burnett as well. Even if it was past criminal charges it might open him up for civil suit.

Someone needs to be interviewing all the past contestants of the Apprentice Shows to see if there is enough victims for some type of class action lawsuit. I am not sure that non-discloure agreements can hold up if it is hiding some type of illegal activity. Put together with interviewing any female who has worked for Trump (or been in any of his beauty pageants) might expand a class action lawsuit. I doubt it would be hard to prove a long time pattern of secxual predatory behavior. It makes you wonder if they could find victims well within the statute of limitation for criminal charges. Trump is incapable of changing his spots.


Any chance of some type of RICO charge?

[LSK]

15. I dont know, the damage is done, spend that money on down races??? n/t

[louis c]

19. $5 million penalty for release by employee.............

...........shouldn't somebody put $10 million in escrow for the tapes?

[OldRedneck]

21. Brock needs to set up a GoFundMe page . . .

. . . I'll drop $100 on him.

[Major Nikon]

24. No need. He's already part of several organizations that are flush with cash

[4lbs]

22. I think Mark Burnett was hoping to revive "The Apprentice" with Trump after this campaign,

or at least another show with him.

If those tapes got released, any chance of that would be gone.