Trump's latest attempt to engage in election interfere and censorship has failed as the biopic film about his life will be released before the election.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-biopic-apprentice-release-date-set-ahead-2024-election-rcna168981

A controversial film in which former President Donald Trump is depicted an unflattering light in his early career as a New York real estate mogul has now secured a U.S. distribution deal to be shown in American theaters this fall.

The film "The Apprentice" — which was notably given the same title as the ex-president's reality TV show — debuted at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May. And as the film's producers were seeking U.S. distribution, attorneys representing the former president threatened litigation to block the biopic from being shown in a cease-and-desist letter. But now, NBC News is reporting that the film will be released in American movie theaters on October 11 – just weeks before the 2024 election.

In an official statement, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said the biopic was "pure malicious defamation," and hinted at potential legal action against the producers of "The Apprentice."

“We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” Cheung said. “This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked.”

The source of the controversy surrounding the film is one particular scene in which a younger Trump is shown sexually assaulting his first wife, Ivana, in 1990. The scene stems from a claim she made in their divorce proceedings that Trump raped her. She later walked that statement back in 2015, saying instead that she felt violated in a more general way during their marriage. She passed away in 2022 and was buried on Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey golf course.