AD“Media outlets like Fox News must learn that they can’t mislead for ratings,” Bernstein said, according to the Times. “The Apprentice” was filming an episode at the Playboy Mansion, and Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner threw a pool party for the contestants. The deal, which guaranteed McDougal modeling jobs for two magazine covers, barred her from talking about her alleged affair with Trump. Pecker offered to “buy the silence of women if they tried to publicize alleged sexual encounters with Mr. Trump,” according to the Journal’s report. When McDougal came forward, Trump asked Pecker to kill her story and later thanked him for his help.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2019 21:00 UTC