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Donald Trump is slamming reports he bullied his way into the film, "Home Alone 2: Lost In New York," saying the director begged him to play a role in a famous scene with Macaulay Culkin.

In a statement posted to his Truth Social platform Wednesday, Trump attacked 'Home Alone 2' director Christopher Columbus for hurling the bully accusation at him in a recently resurfaced 2020 Business Insider interview.

The 45th President wrote that Columbus was "begging me to make a cameo appearance" after the movie producers rented NYC's Plaza Hotel, which Trump owned at the time, to shoot a scene for the 1992 comedy.

Trump continued, “I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it. They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history!"

He added that his brief cameo "took off like a rocket" and, as a result, the movie was a huge success then and now, particularly around Christmas time, noting, "People call me whenever it is aired.”

Columbus, however, saw his encounter with Trump very differently in the 2020 Business Insider interview, which was just rehashed by several media outlets.

At the time, Columbus told Business Insider ... he was unable to rebuild The Plaza Hotel on a soundstage for the scene where Trump bumps into Culkin in the lobby and offers him directions.

Columbus and his team contacted Trump to ask if they could film at 45's then-hotel, assuming they would just have to pay a fee.

Columbus said Trump promised to greenlight their request, but only if he could have a part in the flick.

After agreeing to the deal, Columbus said the "oddest thing" happened during their first screening -- the audience cheered when Trump popped up in the film.

So, Columbus decided to leave Trump in the movie instead of cutting out his scene.

Donald Trump está criticando los informes que dicen que presionó a su manera para estar en la película "Mi pobre angelito 2: Perdidos en Nueva York", diciendo que el director le rogó para que jugara un papel en la famosa escena con Macaulay Culkin.

En un comunicado publicado el miércoles en su plataforma Truth Social, Trump atacó al director de "Mi pobre angelito 2", Christopher Columbus, por acusarlo de acosador (o bully) en una entrevista con Business Insider de 2020, recientemente reaparecida.

El 45º presidente escribió que Columbus le "rogó que hiciera un cameo" después de que los productores de la película alquilaran el Hotel Plaza de Nueva York, que Trump poseía en ese momento, para rodar una escena de la comedia de 1992.

Trump continuó: "Estaba muy ocupado y no quería hacerlo. Fueron muy amables, pero sobre todo, persistentes. Acepté, ¡y el resto es historia!".

Añadió que su breve cameo "despegó como un cohete" y, como resultado, la película fue un gran éxito en ese entonces y ahora, sobre todo en la época navideña, señalando: "La gente me llama cada vez que se emite".

Columbus, sin embargo, vio su encuentro con Trump de una forma muy diferente en su entrevista con Business Insider en 2020, la que acaba de ser retuiteada por varios medios.

En ese momento, Columbus le dijo a Business Insider que no pudo reconstruir el Plaza Hotel en un escenario de sonido para la escena en la que Trump se topa con Culkin en el vestíbulo y le ofrece direcciones.

Columbus y su equipo se pusieron en contacto con Trump para preguntarle si podían filmar en el entonces hotel de los 45, asumiendo que solo tendrían que pagar un precio.

Columbus dice que Trump prometió darle luz verde a su petición, pero solo si él podía tener un papel en la película.

Después de aceptar el acuerdo, Columbus dijo que la "cosa más extraña" sucedió durante su primera proyección, el público aplaudió cuando Trump apareció en la película.

Así que Columbus decidió dejar a Trump en la película en lugar de cortar su escena.

Shia LaBeouf was on daddy duty Christmas Eve ... spending some quality time with his daughter Isabel at Universal Studios Hollywood.

With the one-year-old strapped to his back in a baby carrier ... the actor stirred up more excitement running around following a meet and greet with The Grinch.

Fatherhood clearly suits Shia, who was filmed by onlookers grinning ear to ear ... and stopping to chat with people who recognized him.

Shia welcomed Isabel with actress Mia Goth last year ... revealing months later on Jon Bernthal's podcast, "Real Ones," his daughter makes him want to transform into a stand-up guy.

This comes after his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf in 2020 for assault and sexual battery.

American actor and comedian Danny Woodburn was 32 years old when he played Tony the Elf -- who helps run an underground Christmas present scheme (aka "The North Pole") -- in the Christmas comedy "Jingle All The Way" back in 1996.

Danny shared the big screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the dad trying to make right by his son and bring home the "Turbo Man" doll, Howard, Rita Wilson as the supportive, kind and loving mom, Liz, and Jake Lloyd as the young boy yearning for quality time with his dad, Jamie.

Woodburn has been in several Christmas/Holiday films including "Santa Buddies" and "The Search For Santa Paws."

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El actor y cómico estadounidense Danny Woodburn tenía 32 años cuando interpretó a Tony el Duende, persoaje que ayuda a dirigir un negocio clandestino de regalos de Navidad (también conocido como "El Polo Norte"), en la comedia navideña "El regalo prometido", en 1996.

Danny compartió la gran pantalla con Arnold Schwarzenegger en el papel del padre que intenta hacer lo correcto por su hijo y traer a casa el muñeco "Turbo Man", Howard, Rita Wilson como la comprensiva, amable y cariñosa madre, Liz, y Jake Lloyd como el joven que anhela pasar tiempo de calidad con su padre, Jamie.

Woodburn ha participado en varias películas navideñas, como "Santa Buddies" y "The Search For Santa Paws".

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La disculpa de Kanye West por sus comentarios antisemitas carecían del estilo animado que el rapero suele utilizar en sus mensajes en línea y se lee directamente de un chatbot de inteligencia artificial.

Después de que Kanye publicó la disculpa en las redes sociales, los fans comenzaron a acusarlo de usar AI para redactar su punto así que hicimos algunas investigaciones... y descubrimos algo impactante.

Hemos introducido la disculpa de Kanye en un detector de contenido de IA, que ha destacado algunas palabras de moda típicamente asociadas con frases de chatbot, como "pido disculpas sinceramente", "no era mi intención herir" y "promover la unidad", entre otras.

El detector de contenido de IA dice que hay un 85% de posibilidades de que la disculpa de Kanye haya sido escrita por un computador.

Recordemos que el día después de Navidad, Kanye sorprendió al mundo disculpándose en hebreo.

La disculpa dice: "Pido sinceras disculpas a la comunidad judía por cualquier arrebato involuntario causado por mis palabras o acciones, no era mi intención herir o faltar al respeto y lamento profundamente cualquier dolor que pueda haber causado. Me comprometo a empezar conmigo mismo y a aprender de esta experiencia para garantizar una mayor sensibilidad y comprensión en el futuro. Vuestro perdón es importante para mí y me comprometo a reparar el daño y promover la unidad".

No suena al típico Kanye, ¿verdad?

Más pruebas de que Kanye recurrió a la IA para escribir su disculpa son que le pedimos a ChatGPT que escribiera una disculpa y después de varias indicaciones y un poco de ensayo y error el ordenador escupió una declaración extrañamente similar a la de Kanye.

Esto es lo que recibimos de ChatGPT, con las palabras que Kanye utilizó en negrita: "Pido sinceras disculpas a la comunidad judía por mi reciente arrebato involuntario. No era mi intención herir o degradar, y lamento profundamente cualquier dolor causado. Me comprometo a aprender de esta experiencia, a promover la unidad y a reparar el daño causado. Vuestro perdón significa mucho para mí".

Por supuesto, Ye tiene un álbum repleto de estrellas —"Vultures"— con Ty Dolla $ign para cerrar el año el 31 de diciembre y entrar a cometir con los gigantes del streaming es la mejor jugada para su regreso musical.

Sabremos con certeza si los fans se creen el mea culpa después de que publique sus cifras de la primera semana.

2:48 PM PT -- Aaron Gordon reportedly needed 21 stitches to fix the wounds he suffered in the dog attack on Monday.

Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, meanwhile, said on Wednesday there's currently no timetable for a return for his star -- saying he wants Gordon to "heal inside and out" first.

Aaron Gordon will be away from the Denver Nuggets for the foreseeable future ... after he was attacked by a dog on Christmas.

The NBA org. revealed on Wednesday the 28-year-old was bitten by a pooch following the team's victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday.

The Nuggets said in a statement the power forward suffered cuts to his face and hand during the incident, but, thankfully, he's "in good condition."

"[He] will remain away from the team while he recovers," the team added.

Gordon looked just fine while playing 31 minutes in the victory over the Dubs just prior to the incident ... scoring 16 points while adding 10 rebounds and three assists.

He's been a key player for Denver since he was traded to the team in 2021 -- helping the Nuggets win their first-ever NBA championship last season.

Kanye West's apology for his tirade of antisemitic comments lacked the animated flair the megastar rapper typically uses in his online posts ... and it reads straight out of an artificial intelligence chatbot.

After Kanye posted the apology on social media, fans started accusing him of using AI to get his point across ... so we did some digging, and made a shocking discovery.

We plugged Kanye's apology into an AI content detector, which highlighted some strong buzzwords typically associated with chatbot phrases ... including "sincerely apologize," "It was not my intention to hurt" and "promoting unity" ... among others.

The AI content detector says there's an 85% chance Kanye's apology was written by a computer.

Remember ... the day after Christmas, Kanye shocked the world by delivering his "I'm Sorry" speech in Hebrew, which translates to a fairly streamlined message.

The apology reads ... "I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions, it was not my intention to hurt or disrespect, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity."

Doesn't sound like typical Kanye, right?

More evidence Kanye turned to AI to write his apology ... we engaged ChatGPT to write an apology and after several prompts and some trial and error the computer spat out a statement eerily similar to Kanye's.

Here's what we got back from ChatGPT, with the words Kanye used in bold  ... "I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for my recent unintentional outburst. It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain caused. I'm committed to learning from this experience, promoting unity, and making amends. Your forgiveness means a lot to me."

Of course, Ye's got a star-studded "Vultures" album with Ty Dolla $ign dropping to close out the year on December 31, and getting in the good graces of all the streaming giants is the best play for his music comeback.

We'll know for sure if the fans buy into the mea culpa after his first-week numbers post.

50 Cent just headlined his own global world tour but his son Sire couldn't contain his excitement backstage -- for Travis Scott's tour when it hit their backyard!!!

The 11-year-old trooper got the ultimate Christmas gift from his dad when posted up with Travis on Tuesday after the Circus Maximus Tour after it hit the Prudential Center in Jersey on Tuesday.

50 captured him rocking out to Trav as he performed "Sicko Mode" and Sire showed his appreciation in the comments for a day he'll remember for sure.

El actor de "Mi pobre angelito" Ken Hudson Campbell está agradeciéndole a sus fans por todo el apoyo tras un reciente susto de salud relacionado con un cáncer de boca.

La hija de Ken, Michaela, creó una página GoFundMe para ayudar a cubrir sus gastos médicos y publicó una actualización en Navidad sobre su condición de salud, que fue escrita por el propio Ken con una foto suya sonriendo en un gorro de Santa.

En caso de que se hayan olvidado, la foto de Ken es un homenaje, por supuesto, a su papel de Kris Kringle en la película de 1990 "Mi pobre angelito".

Ken escribió que estaba "conmovido más allá de lo creíble por su generosidad y sus buenos deseos", al mismo tiempo que les deseó a sus fans una "Feliz navidad y alegría en todo."

Según Michaela, Ken fue diagnosticado de cáncer en octubre después de que un tumor comenzara a crecer en la parte inferior de su boca. Desde que Ken perdió su seguro SAG-AFTRA después de la pandemia de COVID en 2022, se vieron obligados a iniciar el GoFundMe para recaudar dinero para sus facturas médicas.

Ken fue operado hace unas semanas, le extirparon el cáncer y parece que está mucho mejor de ánimo ahora, justo a tiempo para las fiestas.

"Home Alone" actor Ken Hudson Campbell is thanking his fans for all their support following a recent health scare involving mouth cancer.

Ken's daughter, Michaela, set up a GoFundMe page to help cover his medical bills ... posting a Christmas update on his condition written by the man himself with a smiling photo of him in a Santa hat.

In case you forgot, Ken's smiling Santa image was an homage, of course, to his role as Kris Kringle in the 1990 "Home Alone" movie.

Ken wrote that he was "moved beyond belief by your generosity and well wishes," while also offering his fans a "Merry Christmas and Happy Everything."

According to Michaela, Ken was diagnosed with cancer in October after a tumor started growing on the bottom of his mouth. Since Ken lost his SAG-AFTRA insurance after the COVID pandemic in 2022, they were forced to start the GoFundMe to raise money for his medical bills.

He had surgery a few weeks ago and had the cancer removed, and it looks like Ken is in much better spirits now ... and just in time for the holidays.

Puede que Hollywood sea más glamuroso bajo el sol de California, pero estas estrellas se ensucian las manos en la nieve invernal. Desde el snowboard hasta las motos de nieve, no hay deporte de invierno que se les resista a estas celebridades.

Con sus atuendos helados, Devon Windsor subió a la montaña, Camila Mendez hizo de las motos de nieve un deporte favorito y el TikToker Jack Wright compartió una selfie sin camiseta en las cumbres nevadas.

Hollywood may be mostly glitz n' glam under the the Cali sun, but these athletic stars are gettin' down n' dirty in the winter snow! From snowboarding to snowmobiling, there's no winter sport these celebs are backing down from.

Busting out in their frosty attire, Devon Windsor snapped her way up the mountain, Camila Mendes made snowmobiling athletic but cute, and before shredding some gnar ... TikToker Jack Wright shared a shredded shirtless selfie on the snow tops!

Kourtney Kardashian dice que está en esa fase después de tener un niño donde nada parece encajar, así que está mostrando su traje de vacaciones después del parto y recibiendo muchos elogios.

Kourtney se abrió sobre su dilema el martes, el día después de Navidad, mostrando su atuendo de vacaciones, que consistía en un body, medias, un abrigo de piel y un montón de bling y según ella, el abrigo no fue elegido al azar.

El pie de foto dice: "Cuando nada en el armario encaja todavía y las tetas están llenas de leche, ponte un abrigo acogedor". La gente en los comentarios también la ha alabado -incluyendo a su hermana, Khloe, que escribió: "Cuando eres una chica mala y nada te importa".

Como informamos, Kourtney tuvo a su bebé, Rocky, el mes pasado, y esto viene después de que Kourtney y su pareja, Travis Barker, mostraran su pancita en algunas sesiones de fotos.

Ella también tenía su vientre de embarazo en plena exhibición en el concierto de Travis Blink-182, que dejó a todo el mundo saber que estaban esperando.

Como recordarás, Kourt y Travis mostraron un primer vistazo al bebé Rocky el viernes, ocultando la cara del niño, pero mostrando a la familia feliz acurrucándose con el pequeño.

Kourtney Kardashian says she's at that phase after havin' a kid where nothing seems to fit ... so she's showing off her holiday postpartum outfit, and get gettin' tons of praise for it.

KK opened up about her dilemma Tuesday, the day after Christmas ... showing off her holiday fit, which consisted of a bodysuit, tights, a fur coat, and a whole lotta bling -- and according to her, the coat wasn't picked out randomly.

The caption reads, "When not much in the closet fits yet and the boobs are filled with milk, throw on a cozy coat." Folks in the comments have been hyping her up, too -- including her sis, Khloe, who wrote, "When you’re a baddie no matter what."

As we reported, Kourtney had her baby, Rocky, last month ... and the bump was shown off quite a bit leading up to the big day, including in a racy photo shoot done for Travis' bday.

She also had her pregnancy belly on full display at Travis' Blink-182 concert, which let the whole world know they were expecting.

You'll recall, Kourt and Travis showed off a first look at baby Rocky on Friday -- hiding the kiddo's face, but showing the happy family cuddling up with the little one.

Tiffany Haddish has turned her misfortune into some more comedy gold ... 'cause she took time out of her latest set to talk all about the "beautiful" Beverly Hills jails, on the heels of her appearing in court for her DUI arrest.

Tiff was crackin' wise at The Laugh Factory's annual Christmas feast Monday night, held for families in need -- but with her arrest and DUI case on everyone's mind, she decided to address it ... and while dressed as Mrs. Claus, no less.

The comedian says the jails Beverly Hills has to offer are some of the most beautiful facilities -- getting a big laugh from the crowd, before joking about some of its many amenities.

While she didn't try the jail's food after taking multiple plates on Thanksgiving, Tiffany says the place was really clean, which ya wouldn't always expect from a jail ... and she even raves about the feminine products they had on deck for her.

As we reported, Tiffany pled not guilty last week to 2 counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a .08% BAC ... remember, she was arrested in Bev Hills last month when cops claimed she was asleep at the wheel.

Don't forget, Tiffany joked about her arrest less than a day after it went down ... saying her prayers for a guy in uniform certainly were answered, just not in the way she was hoping for.