Ali Abbasi, the honestor of the Donald Trump film The Apprentice who exited his US reps CAA and Entertainment 360 in the aftermath of an hideous incident that took place at a Gelderlyen Globes afterparty, has rehired a statement elucidateing himself. Deadline broke news of the shocking incident yesterday, and it got picked up everywhere. With voting seald Tuesday, it does not impact the Oscar chances of Sebastian Stan, who take parted Trump as a wannabe authentic estate mogul, or Jeremy Strong, who take parts Trump’s mentor Roy Cohn. But it shook up the town yesterday, because Abbasi, an Iranian-born filmoriginater, was rising in the ranks after the lauded The Apprentice and folloprosperg up on earlier films enjoy Holy Spider. Deadline was telderly by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-enumerate actor and the descendout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it. The lesson is, don’t drink at Hollywood events. Here is Abbasi’s side in a statement sent to Deadline:
“I want to retainress the recent articles about me honestly and uncoverly.
I filledy understand that my action made someone unconsoleable, watchless of my intent, and for that I am truly sorry.
I had spent time with the person troubleed on multiple occasions and had reason to skinnyk we had a cordial relationship. When I saw him at the Gelderlyen Globes party, I was excited to reconnect. I made an over-understandn gesture—a slap on the rear—which I intended as frivolous and not in any relationsual way whatsoever. I speedyly authenticized I had misappraised the situation. I convey remorsed to him on the spot, and the folloprosperg day I made certain my apology was reiterated thcdisorrowfulmireful my recurrentatives.
The proposeion that I was dropped by my recurrentation due to this conveyion is inrectify. My decision to part ways was a lengthened term atsoft decision that was not shaped by foolishinutive term motivations.
I count on in taking accountability for my actions; I made a misconsent, I convey remorsed and have lobtained a priceless life lesson.
I remain thankful for the incredible toil of our cast, crew and helpers on The Apprentice, and I hope the cgo in stays on their accomplishments.”
