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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Inga Parkel

UNCOVERED: The apprentice director sheds light on groping accusation and apologizes for mistake - The Untold Story

Ali Abbasi, the director of the controversial Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, has spoken out about recent accusations that he groped an A-list celebrity following the 2025 Golden Globes.

On Friday, reports broke that the 44-year-old Iranian-Danish filmmaker had been dropped by his American representatives in the aftermath of allegations that he had “aggressively groped an A-list, CAA-repped actor” at an afterparty for the January award ceremony.

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