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Calculated Shard: 115 (from laksa146)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa115.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://variety.com/2025/film/news/home-alone-2-director-trump-cameo-removed-1236369779/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://variety.com/2025/film/news/home-alone-2-director-trump-cameo-removed-1236369779/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/home-alone-2-director-trump-cameo-removed-1236369779\/","crawl_time":1776484450,"first_indexed_time":1744727705,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,variety!\/2025\/film\/news\/home-alone-2-director-trump-cameo-removed-1236369779\/ s443","src_root_hash":"6137995448256228915","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Home Alone 2 Director Wants Trump's Cameo Removed: I Wish It Was Gone","meta_descriptions":["'Home Alone 2' director Chris Columbus wishes Donald Trump's cameo could be removed from the movie."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Home\nFilm\nNews\n‘Home Alone 2’ Director Wants Trump’s Cameo Removed: ‘I Just Wish It Was Gone… if I Cut It, I’ll Probably Be Sent Out of the Country’\n©20thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection\n“Home Alone” director\nChris Columbus\nsaid in an interview with the\nSan Francisco Chronicle\nthat he wishes he could remove\nDonald Trump\n‘s cameo from the 1992 sequel, “\nHome Alone 2\n: Lost in New York.” The filmmaker said Trump’s seven-second appearance in the movie has “become this curse. It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone.”\n“I can’t cut it,” Columbus added on a sarcastic note. “If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country. I’ll be considered sort of not fit to live in the United States, so I’ll have to go back to Italy or something.”\nRelated Stories\n“Home Alone 2” finds Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally boarding a flight to New York instead of Miami, where his family is going for Christmas vacation. Lost in the Big Apple, Kevin stumbles into the Plaza Hotel and briefly meets Trump, who he asks for directions. Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time. Columbus told\nBusiness Insider\nin 2020 that Trump more or less “bullied his way into the movie.”\n“We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie’,” Columbus said. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’”\nThat decision would go on to haunt Columbus years later when Trump became president. Fans of the movie have called for Trump’s removal over the years, with Culkin going viral for backing an online campaign to get Trump out of the film. Responding to a tweet from a fan that read “Petition to digitally replace Trump in ‘Home Alone 2’ with 40-year-old Macaulay Culkin,” the actor wrote: “Sold.”\nAmid the calls to remove him from the movie, Trump wrote on Truth Social in 2023 that Columbus was “begging” him to appear in “Home Alone 2.”\n“I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it,” Trump wrote. “They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history! That little cameo took off like a rocket, and the movie was a big success, and still is, especially around Christmas time. People call me whenever it is aired. Now, however, 30 years later, Columbus (what was his real name?) put out a statement that I bullied myself into the movie. Nothing could be further from the truth. That cameo helped make the movie a success … Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!”","attrs_markdown":"![an image, when javascript is unavailable](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p?c1=2&c2=6035310&c4=&cv=3.9&cj=1)\n\n- [Plus Icon Film](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/film\/)\n- [Plus Icon TV](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/tv\/)\n- [Plus Icon What To Watch](https:\/\/variety.com\/what-to-watch-streaming-movies-shows-online\/)\n- [Plus Icon Music](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/music\/)\n- [Plus Icon Docs](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/documentaries-to-watch\/)\n- [Plus Icon Digital & Gaming](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/digital\/)\n- [Plus Icon Global](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/global\/)\n- [Plus Icon Awards Circuit](https:\/\/variety.com\/e\/contenders\/)\n- [Plus Icon Video](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@variety\/videos)\n- [Plus Icon What To Hear](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/what-to-hear\/)\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to expand the Mega Menu\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to Expand Search Input\n\n- [Got a Tip?](https:\/\/variety.com\/tips)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/)\n\n[Switch edition between U.S. Edition Asia Edition Global Edition](https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/home-alone-2-director-trump-cameo-removed-1236369779\/)\n\n- [U.S.](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n- [Asia](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/asia\/)\n- [Global](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/global\/)\n\n[Variety](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to expand the Mega Menu\n\nPlus Icon\n\nClick to Expand Search Input\n\n[Variety](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n\n[Plus Icon Read Next: Chris Stokes Signs Exclusive 20-Picture Deal with Turnstr+, Will Debut New Film ‘Forever, This Ring’ on the Platform (EXCLUSIVE)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/chris-stokes-turnstr-forever-this-ring-1236723990\/)\n\n1. [Home](https:\/\/variety.com\/)\n2. [Film](https:\/\/variety.com\/v\/film\/)\n3. [News](https:\/\/variety.com\/c\/news\/)\n\nApr 15, 2025 7:26am PT\n# ‘Home Alone 2’ Director Wants Trump’s Cameo Removed: ‘I Just Wish It Was Gone… if I Cut It, I’ll Probably Be Sent Out of the Country’\nBy  [Zack Sharf](https:\/\/variety.com\/author\/zack-sharf\/)\n\nPlus Icon\n\n### [Zack Sharf](https:\/\/variety.com\/author\/zack-sharf\/)\nDigital News Director\n\n[ZSharf](https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZSharf)\n\n- [Taraji P. Henson Says ‘I Still Haven’t Booked a Franchise Film,’ but Tyrese ‘Booked Two’ After They Broke Out Together: ‘I’ve Been in the Game Almost 30 Years. 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All rights reserved. \/ courtesy Everett Collection](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MCDHOAL_FE004.jpg?w=1000&h=667&crop=1)\n\n©20thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection\n\n“Home Alone” director [Chris Columbus](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/chris-columbus\/) said in an interview with the [San Francisco Chronicle](https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/entertainment\/article\/trump-chris-columbus-home-alone-2-20274381.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqHPtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp4_XzTikXHclrOagZJsIMZU09Y2OelDzJTE69PBkh9QQsAjNu7rPcnVQMNa_aem_mqGPfh7Gw7f7KjkoaB6gLg) that he wishes he could remove [Donald Trump](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/donald-trump\/)‘s cameo from the 1992 sequel, “[Home Alone 2](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/home-alone-2\/): Lost in New York.” The filmmaker said Trump’s seven-second appearance in the movie has “become this curse. It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone.”\n\n“I can’t cut it,” Columbus added on a sarcastic note. “If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country. I’ll be considered sort of not fit to live in the United States, so I’ll have to go back to Italy or something.”\n\n### Popular on Variety\n## Related Stories\n[![Sharon Stone at Variety's 2025 Power of Women Los Angeles, Presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Hills Hotel on October 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/P102TN8S.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/sharon-stone-criticizes-sex-scenes-graphic-blatant-1236706183\/)\n\n### [Sharon Stone Calls Out Sex Scenes for Becoming 'Blatant, Harsh' and Leaving Nothing to the Imagination: 'I Fast Forward. I Don’t Want to See It'](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/sharon-stone-criticizes-sex-scenes-graphic-blatant-1236706183\/)\n\n“Home Alone 2” finds Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally boarding a flight to New York instead of Miami, where his family is going for Christmas vacation. Lost in the Big Apple, Kevin stumbles into the Plaza Hotel and briefly meets Trump, who he asks for directions. Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time. Columbus told [Business Insider](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11) in 2020 that Trump more or less “bullied his way into the movie.”\n\n“We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie’,” Columbus said. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’”\n\nThat decision would go on to haunt Columbus years later when Trump became president. Fans of the movie have called for Trump’s removal over the years, with Culkin going viral for backing an online campaign to get Trump out of the film. Responding to a tweet from a fan that read “Petition to digitally replace Trump in ‘Home Alone 2’ with 40-year-old Macaulay Culkin,” the actor wrote: “Sold.”\n\nAmid the calls to remove him from the movie, Trump wrote on Truth Social in 2023 that Columbus was “begging” him to appear in “Home Alone 2.”\n\n“I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it,” Trump wrote. “They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history! That little cameo took off like a rocket, and the movie was a big success, and still is, especially around Christmas time. People call me whenever it is aired. Now, however, 30 years later, Columbus (what was his real name?) put out a statement that I bullied myself into the movie. Nothing could be further from the truth. That cameo helped make the movie a success … Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!”\n\n#### Read More About:\n- [Chris Columbus,](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/chris-columbus\/)\n- [Donald Trump,](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/donald-trump\/)\n- [Home Alone 2](https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/home-alone-2\/)\n\n[Jump to Comments](https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/home-alone-2-director-trump-cameo-removed-1236369779\/#article-comments)\n\n## More from Variety\n- [![Sophie Turner](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/G-xlwGJWMAAc5Tf.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/sophie-turner-gags-kissing-kit-harington-set-footage-1236667281\/)\n  \n  ### [Sophie Turner Gags After Kissing ‘Game of Thrones’ Brother Kit Harington in Set Video From Their New Movie Where They Play Lovers](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/sophie-turner-gags-kissing-kit-harington-set-footage-1236667281\/)\n- [![Jane Fonda The Correspondent](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jane-fonda-the-correspondent.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/jane-fonda-the-correspondent-movie-lionsgate-1236692474\/)\n  \n  ### [Jane Fonda-Starring ‘The Correspondent’ Movie Adaptation Lands at Lionsgate](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/jane-fonda-the-correspondent-movie-lionsgate-1236692474\/)\n- [![Game of Thrones: The Mad King](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/George-RR-Martin.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/theater\/news\/game-of-thrones-play-world-premiere-royal-shakespeare-company-1236666407\/)\n  \n  ### [‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Play Sets World Premiere From Royal Shakespeare Company](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/theater\/news\/game-of-thrones-play-world-premiere-royal-shakespeare-company-1236666407\/)\n- [![Game of Thrones](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Game-of-Thrones.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/game-of-thrones-movie-warner-bros-1236678055\/)\n  \n  ### [‘Game of Thrones’ Movie in the Works at Warner Bros. 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I just wish it was gone.”\n\n“I can’t cut it,” Columbus added on a sarcastic note. “If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country. I’ll be considered sort of not fit to live in the United States, so I’ll have to go back to Italy or something.”\n\n## Related Stories\n[![Sharon Stone at Variety's 2025 Power of Women Los Angeles, Presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Hills Hotel on October 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.](https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/P102TN8S.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/sharon-stone-criticizes-sex-scenes-graphic-blatant-1236706183\/)\n\n“Home Alone 2” finds Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally boarding a flight to New York instead of Miami, where his family is going for Christmas vacation. Lost in the Big Apple, Kevin stumbles into the Plaza Hotel and briefly meets Trump, who he asks for directions. Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time. Columbus told [Business Insider](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11) in 2020 that Trump more or less “bullied his way into the movie.”\n\n“We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie’,” Columbus said. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’”\n\nThat decision would go on to haunt Columbus years later when Trump became president. Fans of the movie have called for Trump’s removal over the years, with Culkin going viral for backing an online campaign to get Trump out of the film. Responding to a tweet from a fan that read “Petition to digitally replace Trump in ‘Home Alone 2’ with 40-year-old Macaulay Culkin,” the actor wrote: “Sold.”\n\nAmid the calls to remove him from the movie, Trump wrote on Truth Social in 2023 that Columbus was “begging” him to appear in “Home Alone 2.”\n\n“I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it,” Trump wrote. “They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history! That little cameo took off like a rocket, and the movie was a big success, and still is, especially around Christmas time. People call me whenever it is aired. Now, however, 30 years later, Columbus (what was his real name?) put out a statement that I bullied myself into the movie. Nothing could be further from the truth. 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Boilerpipe Text	Home Film News ‘Home Alone 2’ Director Wants Trump’s Cameo Removed: ‘I Just Wish It Was Gone… if I Cut It, I’ll Probably Be Sent Out of the Country’ ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection “Home Alone” director Chris Columbus said in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle that he wishes he could remove Donald Trump ‘s cameo from the 1992 sequel, “ Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York.” The filmmaker said Trump’s seven-second appearance in the movie has “become this curse. It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone.” “I can’t cut it,” Columbus added on a sarcastic note. “If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country. I’ll be considered sort of not fit to live in the United States, so I’ll have to go back to Italy or something.” Related Stories “Home Alone 2” finds Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally boarding a flight to New York instead of Miami, where his family is going for Christmas vacation. Lost in the Big Apple, Kevin stumbles into the Plaza Hotel and briefly meets Trump, who he asks for directions. Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time. Columbus told Business Insider in 2020 that Trump more or less “bullied his way into the movie.” “We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie’,” Columbus said. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’” That decision would go on to haunt Columbus years later when Trump became president. Fans of the movie have called for Trump’s removal over the years, with Culkin going viral for backing an online campaign to get Trump out of the film. Responding to a tweet from a fan that read “Petition to digitally replace Trump in ‘Home Alone 2’ with 40-year-old Macaulay Culkin,” the actor wrote: “Sold.” Amid the calls to remove him from the movie, Trump wrote on Truth Social in 2023 that Columbus was “begging” him to appear in “Home Alone 2.” “I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it,” Trump wrote. “They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history! That little cameo took off like a rocket, and the movie was a big success, and still is, especially around Christmas time. People call me whenever it is aired. Now, however, 30 years later, Columbus (what was his real name?) put out a statement that I bullied myself into the movie. Nothing could be further from the truth. That cameo helped make the movie a success … Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!”
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All rights reserved. / courtesy Everett Collection](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MCDHOAL_FE004.jpg?w=1000&h=667&crop=1) ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection “Home Alone” director [Chris Columbus](https://variety.com/t/chris-columbus/) said in an interview with the [San Francisco Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/trump-chris-columbus-home-alone-2-20274381.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqHPtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp4_XzTikXHclrOagZJsIMZU09Y2OelDzJTE69PBkh9QQsAjNu7rPcnVQMNa_aem_mqGPfh7Gw7f7KjkoaB6gLg) that he wishes he could remove [Donald Trump](https://variety.com/t/donald-trump/)‘s cameo from the 1992 sequel, “[Home Alone 2](https://variety.com/t/home-alone-2/): Lost in New York.” The filmmaker said Trump’s seven-second appearance in the movie has “become this curse. It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone.” “I can’t cut it,” Columbus added on a sarcastic note. “If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country. I’ll be considered sort of not fit to live in the United States, so I’ll have to go back to Italy or something.” ### Popular on Variety ## Related Stories [![Sharon Stone at Variety's 2025 Power of Women Los Angeles, Presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Hills Hotel on October 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P102TN8S.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sharon-stone-criticizes-sex-scenes-graphic-blatant-1236706183/) ### [Sharon Stone Calls Out Sex Scenes for Becoming 'Blatant, Harsh' and Leaving Nothing to the Imagination: 'I Fast Forward. I Don’t Want to See It'](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sharon-stone-criticizes-sex-scenes-graphic-blatant-1236706183/) “Home Alone 2” finds Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally boarding a flight to New York instead of Miami, where his family is going for Christmas vacation. Lost in the Big Apple, Kevin stumbles into the Plaza Hotel and briefly meets Trump, who he asks for directions. Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time. Columbus told [Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11) in 2020 that Trump more or less “bullied his way into the movie.” “We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie’,” Columbus said. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’” That decision would go on to haunt Columbus years later when Trump became president. Fans of the movie have called for Trump’s removal over the years, with Culkin going viral for backing an online campaign to get Trump out of the film. Responding to a tweet from a fan that read “Petition to digitally replace Trump in ‘Home Alone 2’ with 40-year-old Macaulay Culkin,” the actor wrote: “Sold.” Amid the calls to remove him from the movie, Trump wrote on Truth Social in 2023 that Columbus was “begging” him to appear in “Home Alone 2.” “I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it,” Trump wrote. “They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history! That little cameo took off like a rocket, and the movie was a big success, and still is, especially around Christmas time. People call me whenever it is aired. Now, however, 30 years later, Columbus (what was his real name?) put out a statement that I bullied myself into the movie. Nothing could be further from the truth. That cameo helped make the movie a success … Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!” #### Read More About: - [Chris Columbus,](https://variety.com/t/chris-columbus/) - [Donald Trump,](https://variety.com/t/donald-trump/) - [Home Alone 2](https://variety.com/t/home-alone-2/) [Jump to Comments](https://variety.com/2025/film/news/home-alone-2-director-trump-cameo-removed-1236369779/#article-comments) ## More from Variety - [![Sophie Turner](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/G-xlwGJWMAAc5Tf.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sophie-turner-gags-kissing-kit-harington-set-footage-1236667281/) ### [Sophie Turner Gags After Kissing ‘Game of Thrones’ Brother Kit Harington in Set Video From Their New Movie Where They Play Lovers](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sophie-turner-gags-kissing-kit-harington-set-footage-1236667281/) - [![Jane Fonda The Correspondent](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jane-fonda-the-correspondent.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jane-fonda-the-correspondent-movie-lionsgate-1236692474/) ### [Jane Fonda-Starring ‘The Correspondent’ Movie Adaptation Lands at Lionsgate](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jane-fonda-the-correspondent-movie-lionsgate-1236692474/) - [![Game of Thrones: The Mad King](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/George-RR-Martin.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/theater/news/game-of-thrones-play-world-premiere-royal-shakespeare-company-1236666407/) ### [‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Play Sets World Premiere From Royal Shakespeare Company](https://variety.com/2026/theater/news/game-of-thrones-play-world-premiere-royal-shakespeare-company-1236666407/) - [![Game of Thrones](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Game-of-Thrones.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/game-of-thrones-movie-warner-bros-1236678055/) ### [‘Game of Thrones’ Movie in the Works at Warner Bros. 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Readable Markdown	1. [Home](https://variety.com/) 2. [Film](https://variety.com/v/film/) 3. [News](https://variety.com/c/news/) ## ‘Home Alone 2’ Director Wants Trump’s Cameo Removed: ‘I Just Wish It Was Gone… if I Cut It, I’ll Probably Be Sent Out of the Country’ ![HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK, from left: Macaulay Culkin, Donald Trump, 1992. TM & copyright © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. / courtesy Everett Collection](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MCDHOAL_FE004.jpg?w=1000&h=667&crop=1) ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection “Home Alone” director [Chris Columbus](https://variety.com/t/chris-columbus/) said in an interview with the [San Francisco Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/trump-chris-columbus-home-alone-2-20274381.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqHPtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp4_XzTikXHclrOagZJsIMZU09Y2OelDzJTE69PBkh9QQsAjNu7rPcnVQMNa_aem_mqGPfh7Gw7f7KjkoaB6gLg) that he wishes he could remove [Donald Trump](https://variety.com/t/donald-trump/)‘s cameo from the 1992 sequel, “[Home Alone 2](https://variety.com/t/home-alone-2/): Lost in New York.” The filmmaker said Trump’s seven-second appearance in the movie has “become this curse. It’s become an albatross for me. I just wish it was gone.” “I can’t cut it,” Columbus added on a sarcastic note. “If I cut it, I’ll probably be sent out of the country. I’ll be considered sort of not fit to live in the United States, so I’ll have to go back to Italy or something.” ## Related Stories [![Sharon Stone at Variety's 2025 Power of Women Los Angeles, Presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Hills Hotel on October 29, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P102TN8S.jpg?w=250&h=167&crop=1)](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sharon-stone-criticizes-sex-scenes-graphic-blatant-1236706183/) “Home Alone 2” finds Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally boarding a flight to New York instead of Miami, where his family is going for Christmas vacation. Lost in the Big Apple, Kevin stumbles into the Plaza Hotel and briefly meets Trump, who he asks for directions. Trump owned the Plaza Hotel at the time. Columbus told [Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com/home-alone-30-anniversary-chris-columbus-trump-cameo-2020-11) in 2020 that Trump more or less “bullied his way into the movie.” “We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie’,” Columbus said. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on screen. So I said to my editor, ‘Leave him in the movie. It’s a moment for the audience.’” That decision would go on to haunt Columbus years later when Trump became president. Fans of the movie have called for Trump’s removal over the years, with Culkin going viral for backing an online campaign to get Trump out of the film. Responding to a tweet from a fan that read “Petition to digitally replace Trump in ‘Home Alone 2’ with 40-year-old Macaulay Culkin,” the actor wrote: “Sold.” Amid the calls to remove him from the movie, Trump wrote on Truth Social in 2023 that Columbus was “begging” him to appear in “Home Alone 2.” “I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it,” Trump wrote. “They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history! That little cameo took off like a rocket, and the movie was a big success, and still is, especially around Christmas time. People call me whenever it is aired. Now, however, 30 years later, Columbus (what was his real name?) put out a statement that I bullied myself into the movie. Nothing could be further from the truth. That cameo helped make the movie a success … Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!” ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=1429113&fmt=gif)
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