Donald Trump allegedly called Khloe Kardashian "fat" and "ugly" during her appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice.
The Republican presidential candidate's campaign has taken a hit over the last two weeks, following numerous allegations of sexual harassment, which Trump has claimed are "outright lies" and now the reality TV beauty has become the latest name embroiled in the firestorm.
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— Khloé (@khloekardashian) 21 September 2016
Donald Trump trash talking?
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 32 appeared on the reality show in 2009 and was fired by Trump because she failed to disclose a past DUI arrest to him.According to a new report by the Huffington Post though, sources who worked on the show have claimed Trump made offensive comments about Khloe's appearance during filming and was desperate to fire her.“He basically wanted to just get rid of her,” an editor on The Celebrity Apprentice at the time told the publication.“He called her a ‘piglet," they continued before claiming he was disappointed not to get her sister Kim Kardashian on the show instead.
Trump wanted Kim
Another source allegedly backed up the claims and said Trump was not impressed that they had Khloe and not Kim: “He said: ‘Why don’t we fire Khloe? She is a fat piglet. Why did we get the ugly Kardashian?’” A further editor commenting on Khloe exit added: “When they fired [her], it wasn’t on merit.“It wasafurther editor commenting on Khloe's exit added: “When they fired [her], it wasn’t on merit.“It was on him not liking her."
Blamed DUI
Khloe appeared on season 11 of The Celebrity Apprentice alongside Dennis Rodman, Tionne Watkins of TLC and eventual winner Joan Rivers.The star won in week two as project manager but was eventually fired in week 6 by Trump.At the time the future presidential candidate claimed it was because she had a DUI he "just found out about" rather than her performance.It comes days after a former candidate on The Apprentice, Summer Zervos, accused Trump of sexual misconduct during her time on the show,According to the Huffington Post The Trump campaign did not return a request for comment on the allegations.
