Tom Arnold claims ‘The Apprentice’ producer Mark Burnett ‘choked’ him at an Emmys party

Author: Allyson Chiu / Source: Washington Post

Actor and comedian Tom Arnold is on a mission, perhaps one might even call it a hunt.

Arnold is determined to unearth tapes he claims without evidence exist of President Trump from his days hosting the NBC’s reality series “The Apprentice,” accusing the president of displaying inappropriate behavior, including using the n-word.

Arnold has even repeatedly slammed the show’s producer, Mark Burnett, accusing him of being Trump’s “best friend” and playing a role in hiding the rumored footage.

Shortly after midnight Monday, Arnold took to Twitter to again put Burnett on blast. This time, however, he

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the award-winning producer had turned violent and attacked him at an Emmys party on Sunday night.

“Mark Burnett just went ape . . . & choked me at this huge Emmy party then he ran away with his torn Pink shirt & missing gold chain,” Arnold wrote. “I’m waiting for LAPD.”

The Los Angeles Police Department could not be reached for comment. Arnold’s lawyer, Marty Singer, confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that a fight between the two men did happen, adding that Burnett “attacked” Arnold. The scuffle allegedly unfolded at Sunday’s Evening Before the Emmys party in Los Angeles, according to Variety.

Actress Alyson Hannigan also

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“Thought it was a joke until security jumped in!” she wrote.

Burnett’s wife, Roma Downey, disputed Arnold’s account of the skirmish at the party.

Tweeting a photo of what appeared to be her left hand with a dark bruise on the back of it, Downey

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, “Got this bruise tonight when Tom Arnold tried to ambush my husband Mark and me at a charity event.”

Downey’s tweet prompted a swift response from Arnold.

“You lie your crazy husband attacked me you psycho,” he

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. “I’m filing a police report & suing you for defamation.”

As the drama unfolded, mentions of Arnold and Burnett flooded social media. Both men were trending on Twitter early Monday morning.

Actor Patton Oswalt tweeted a selfie with Arnold that appeared to be taken after the fight, writing, “He’s okay. We gotta protect this brutal angel.”

The bizarre altercation left many, including model Chrissy Teigen, flummoxed.

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