Donald Trump criticized “House Alone 2: Misplaced in New York” director Chris Columbus on Wednesday for claiming in an interview that Trump bullied his method into the 1992 sequel.
On Trump’s social media platform Fact Social, the previous U.S. president stated that Columbus and the manufacturing crew have been “begging me to make a cameo look in ‘House Alone 2.’”
“They rented the Plaza Resort in New York, which I owned on the time. I used to be very busy, and didn’t need to do it. They have been very good, however above all, persistent,” Trump wrote. “I agreed, and the remainder is historical past! That little cameo took off like a rocket, and the film was a giant success, and nonetheless is, particularly round Christmas time. Folks name me each time it’s aired.”
In a 2020 interview with Enterprise Insider, Columbus recalled how he and his crew “needed to shoot within the foyer” of the Plaza as a result of they “couldn’t rebuild” the New York lodge on a soundstage. They assumed they solely wanted to pay a payment to make use of the situation, however Trump had one other situation.
“‘The one method you should use the Plaza is that if I’m within the film,’” Columbus recalled Trump saying. “So we agreed to place him within the film, and once we screened it for the primary time the oddest factor occurred: Folks cheered when Trump confirmed up on display. So I stated to my editor, ‘Depart him within the film. It’s a second for the viewers.’ However he did bully his method into the film.”
“Nothing could possibly be farther from the reality,” Trump responded to Columbus’ assertion. “That cameo helped make the film successful, but when they felt bullied, or didn’t need me, why did they put me in, and hold me there, for over 30 years? As a result of I used to be, and nonetheless am, nice for the film, that’s why! Simply one other Hollywood man from the previous searching for a fast repair of Trump publicity for himself!”
