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An 'The Apprentice' reject sues Donald Trump |
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Written by asap
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Tuesday, 09 January 2007 |
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 He never got a chance to hear "You're Fired!"
But Richard J. Hewett is suing Donald Trump, claiming he was turned away from NBC's "The Apprentice" because of age discrimination.
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THE CLAIM
Hewett, who lives in Hempstead, N.H., was 49 when he was rejected in July 2005. He claims in his lawsuit that only two of the finalists covering six seasons have been over 40.
His lawsuit named Trump, the Trump Organization Inc., Trump Productions, producer Mark Burnett, Mark Burnett Productions and three affiliated California companies. NBC isn't named as a defendant.
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IN HIS WORDS
"People watching it get the impression that if you want to work for a big organization like the Trump Organization you have to be young," Hewett told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday. He's seeking unspecified damages.
"The outcome I'm looking for would be to see a recognition on their part that it's in everyone's interest to expand the diversity of the candidates on the show," Hewett said.
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TRUMP RESPONSE
Trump, in statement released by his spokesman, disputed Hewett's claims.
"We have had very few people over a certain age apply to be on the show," said Trump, the show's executive director. "If they did and we liked them, we would love to cast them on the show."
Trump spokesman Jim Dowd said a "minuscule percentage" of the more than 1 million applicants has been over 40. The finalists have ranged in age from 21 to 41, he said.
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