The New York Post said today that Ben Stiller isn’t backing down. The Hollywood actor has come under pressure from fans online who want him to cut out Donald Trump and Melania Trump’s appearence in 2001’s Zoolander.
During an episode of The Daily Beast’s podcast, The New Abnormal, Stiller discussed how he jumped at the opportunity to have Donald Trump and his wife appear in the movie for a cameo.
According to Stiller, they were shooting at the VH1 Fashion Awards which has since been disbanded, and when they walked up the red carpet, they asked if Melania and Donald wanted to appear in the movie.
Of course, Donald Trump is now the president of the United States. At the time, Donald was merely a famous socialite who signified success and loud.
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