Trump wants to block release of movie about him

Former President Donald Trump sent a cease-and-desist letter on Friday to the filmmakers behind an upcoming biopic that chronicles his life during his rise to prominence in the New York real estate business. 

The movie, written by Gabriel Sherman and directed by Ali Abbasi, is titled “The Apprentice,” the same name as Mr. Trump’s hit TV series that ran from 2004 to 2015.

“It is a concoction of lies that repeatedly defames President Trump and constitutes direct foreign interference in America’s elections,” the letter said of the new movie. “If you do not immediately cease and desist all distribution and marketing of this libelous farce, we will be forced to pursue all appropriate legal remedies.”