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Jeremy Strong Welcomes Criticism of Role in Controversial Donald Trump Film
Succession star Jeremy Strong has welcomed criticism of his role in the controversial new Donald Trump biopic, The Apprentice.Strong addressed the discourse surrounding straight actors portraying LGBTQ+ roles, describing it as "absolutely valid."The Apprentice stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, once Trump's lawyer and political fixer. It focuses on his time working in real estate, and his rise to power in America, and also charts his relationship with his first with, Ivana Trump, played by Maria Bakalova, and it features Trump family patriarch Fred Trump, played by Martin Donovan.The movie includes a number of controversial scenes, including one that depicts Trump raping his then-wife, Ivana, during an argument.
