entertainment">In conversation with Insider states Columbus that he would only be allowed to film in the lobby of the iconic hotel The Plaza if he was the then owner, Donald Trump, would give a role. “Trump agreed and we paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is when I’m in the movie’.”
entertainment">Columbus did not expect the small role to be so popular. “When we first showed the film, something strange happened. People cheered when Trump appeared on the screen. So I decided to keep him in the movie. But he got that role through bullying. ”
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