Trump wants to prevent the release of a film in the USA that portrays him as a rapist

Billionaire businessman Dan Snyder financed the film in the belief that its portrayal of Trump would be positive, and he is reportedly preparing a cease-and-desist letter himself.

In response to the threatened legal action, the producers of The Apprentice said: “The film is a fair and balanced portrait of the former president. We want everyone to see it and then form their own opinion.”

At a press conference for the film in Cannes, director Ali Abbasi said: “Donald’s team should watch the film before they start suing us.

“Everyone keeps talking about how he sues a lot of people. But they don’t talk about his success rate.”

Mr Abbasi then offered to show the former president the film, speculating: “I don’t necessarily think he would not like this film.”

Stephen Cheung, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, vowed on Monday that he would “address the obviously false claims made by these wannabe filmmakers.”

“This garbage is pure fiction that builds on lies that have long been disproven,” he told Variety magazine on Monday.

“This ‘film’ is pure slander, should not see the light of day and does not even deserve a place in the DVD section of a bargain bin in a soon-to-be-closed film discount store. It belongs in a garbage container.”