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Calculated Shard: 55 (from laksa134)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa055.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://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-slams-home-alone-2-director-bullying-claims-1855986\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-slams-home-alone-2-director-bullying-claims-1855986\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-slams-home-alone-2-director-bullying-claims-1855986","crawl_time":1776261147,"first_indexed_time":1703718031,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,newsweek!www,\/donald-trump-slams-home-alone-2-director-bullying-claims-1855986 s443","src_root_hash":"10153935897910600055","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Donald Trump Slams ‘Home Alone 2’ Director for Bullying Claims - Newsweek","meta_descriptions":["Director of \"Home Alone 2,\" Chris Columbus, claimed that Donald Trump bullied his way onto the set."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Former President\nDonald Trump\ncriticized the director of the 1992 Christmas movie\nHome Alone 2: Lost in New York\nfor claiming that Trump bullied his way onto the set.\nBefore Trump was president, he was a well-known New York City real estate power player who made special appearances in iconic '90s TV shows and movies set in the Big\nApple\n, from a cameo with Samantha Jones in Season 2 of\nSex and the City\nto a run-in with Kevin McCallister in\nHome Alone 2\n.\nChris Columbus, the movie's director, said that Trump's cameo in the movie was not initially the director's decision. He said that in order to shoot in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel, where part of the movie is filmed, Trump, who owned the hotel at the time, requested that he be in the movie.\nTrump later claimed, however, that it was Columbus who was \"begging me to make a cameo\" in the movie.\nTrump\nFormer President Donald Trump speaks to guest at a campaign event on December 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.\n|\nScott Olson\/Getty Images\nIn an interview with Business Insider posted on Saturday, Columbus said that those involved in the movie not only had to pay a fee to use the location, but Trump \"also said, 'The only way you can use the Plaza is if I'm in the movie.'\"\n\"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.' But he did bully his way into the movie,\" Columbus continued.\nNewsweek\nreached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment Wednesday.\nOn Wednesday, Trump slammed Columbus for his remarks in the interview, saying \"nothing could be further from the truth.\"\nHe wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, \"30 years ago (how time flies!), Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2. They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time. 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!\n\"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.\"\nTrump questioned why the\nHome Alone\nfranchise would keep him in the movie all these years if they didn't want him.\n\"That cameo helped make the movie a success, but if they felt bullied, or didn't want me, why did they put me in, and keep me there, for over 30 years? Because I was, and still am, great for the movie, that's why! Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!\" he wrote.","attrs_markdown":"- [U.S.](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us)\n  \n  - [News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n  - [Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n  - [Tech](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/technology)\n  - [Fact Check](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check)\n  - [Sports](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports)\n- [Global](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n  \n  - [Russia-Ukraine](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/russia)\n  - [Middle East](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/middle-east)\n  - [China And Asia](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/china)\n  - [Better Planet](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/better-planet)\n  - [All World News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/life)\n  \n  - [Family & Parenting](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/parenting)\n  - [Entertainment](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/entertainment)\n  - [Travel](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/travel)\n  - 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He said that in order to shoot in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel, where part of the movie is filmed, Trump, who owned the hotel at the time, requested that he be in the movie.\n\nTrump later claimed, however, that it was Columbus who was \"begging me to make a cameo\" in the movie.\n\nFormer President Donald Trump speaks to guest at a campaign event on December 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. \\| Scott Olson\/Getty Images\n\nIn an interview with Business Insider posted on Saturday, Columbus said that those involved in the movie not only had to pay a fee to use the location, but Trump \"also said, 'The only way you can use the Plaza is if I'm in the movie.'\"\n\n\"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.' But he did bully his way into the movie,\" Columbus continued.\n\n*Newsweek* reached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment Wednesday.\n\n#### Read More\n[Donald Trump Takes Aim at Maine Secretary of State3 min read](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-takes-aim-maine-secretary-state-1855967)\n\n[Donald Trump’s Vow to ‘Replace Obamacare’ Fuels Conservatives’ Ire3 min read](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-obamacare-replace-aca-conservatives-1855790)\n\n[Donald Trump May Have New Ammunition for Supreme Court Fight4 min read](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-may-have-new-ammunition-supreme-court-fight-1855803)\n\nOn Wednesday, Trump slammed Columbus for his remarks in the interview, saying \"nothing could be further from the truth.\"\n\nHe wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, \"30 years ago (how time flies!), Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2. They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time. 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\\!\n\n\"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.\"\n\nTrump questioned why the *Home Alone* franchise would keep him in the movie all these years if they didn't want him.\n\n\"That cameo helped make the movie a success, but if they felt bullied, or didn't want me, why did they put me in, and keep me there, for over 30 years? Because I was, and still am, great for the movie, that's why! Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!\" he wrote.\n\n[Request Reprint & Licensing](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/contact)\n\nSubmit Correction\n\n[View Editorial & AI Guidelines](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/editorial-guidelines)\n\n***\nPrefer Newsweek on Google\n\nto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.\n\n## Recommended For You\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[‘Looksmaxxer’ Clavicular Goes Unconscious on Livestream After Being Choked](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/clavicular-livestream-choke-unconscious-video-11779863)\n\n3 min read\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n\n[JD Vance’s Faith Faces Trump Test](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jd-vances-faith-faces-trump-test-11808460)\n\n7 min read\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[Pam Bondi Breaks Silence After Sudden Firing](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/pam-bondi-fired-attorney-general-trump-live-updates-11776641)\n\n2 min read\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[US Catholics Back Pope Leo as Trump Loses Support](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us-catholics-back-pope-leo-as-trump-loses-support-11805555)\n\n5 min read\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[JD Vance Heckled About Genocide While Discussing Pope Leo](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jd-vance-heckled-about-genocide-while-discussing-pope-leo-11830384)\n\n2 min read\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n\n[Poll Shows Gen Z Shifting Toward Democrats](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/poll-gen-z-democrats-11824661)\n\n5 min read\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[Erika Kirk Addresses ‘Very Serious Threats’ That Kept Her From TPUSA Event](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/erika-kirk-addresses-very-serious-threats-that-kept-her-from-tpusa-event-11830126)\n\n2 min read\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[Iran War Updates: Netanyahu Vows to Keep Striking Hezbollah Despite Ceasefire Strain](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/iran-war-latest-live-updates-trump-issues-warning-bigger-strikes-strait-hormuz-nuclear-weapons-lebanon-11803200)\n\n2 min read\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[Donald Trump Renews Feud With Pope Leo](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-renews-feud-pope-leo-iran-war-update-11830367)\n\n1 min read\n\n[News](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/news)\n\n[People Spot Something in the Background of Donald Trump’s DoorDash Photo](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/people-spot-something-background-donald-trump-doordash-photo-11825032)\n\n3 min read\n\n[On the Internet](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/on-the-internet)\n\n[Trump Refusing To Name Favorite Bible Verse Resurfaces Amid Jesus Backlash](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-refusing-name-favorite-bible-verse-resurfaces-jesus-backlash-11825800)\n\n4 min read\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n\n[Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Implodes With Voters Who Made Him President](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-approval-rating-non-college-white-voters-11830994)\n\n4 min read\n\n[For Members](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/for-members)\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/world)\n\n[Exclusive: Cuba’s President Vows to ‘Fight’ if US Launches Military Action](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/miguel-diaz-canel-cuba-president-vows-to-fight-if-us-launches-military-action-11786924)\n\n7 min read\n\n[Fact Check](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check)\n\n[Fact Check: Can Trump Undo His First Impeachment?](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fact-check-can-trump-undo-his-first-impeachment-11827618)\n\n3 min read\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/politics)\n\n[Mike Johnson Describes Talk With Donald Trump Over AI Jesus Image](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/mike-johnson-trump-ai-jesus-image-taken-down-11829868)\n\n1 min read\n\n## Conversation\nLog in\n\n\\|\n\nSign up\n\nStart a discussion, not a fire. 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iconic '90s TV shows and movies set in the Big [Apple](https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/apple), from a cameo with Samantha Jones in Season 2 of *Sex and the City* to a run-in with Kevin McCallister in *Home Alone 2*.\n\nChris Columbus, the movie's director, said that Trump's cameo in the movie was not initially the director's decision. He said that in order to shoot in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel, where part of the movie is filmed, Trump, who owned the hotel at the time, requested that he be in the movie.\n\nTrump later claimed, however, that it was Columbus who was \"begging me to make a cameo\" in the movie.\n\nFormer President Donald Trump speaks to guest at a campaign event on December 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. \\| Scott Olson\/Getty Images\n\nIn an interview with Business Insider posted on Saturday, Columbus said that those involved in the movie not only had to pay a fee to use the location, but Trump \"also said, 'The only way you can use the Plaza is if I'm in the movie.'\"\n\n\"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.' But he did bully his way into the movie,\" Columbus continued.\n\n*Newsweek* reached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment Wednesday.\n\nOn Wednesday, Trump slammed Columbus for his remarks in the interview, saying \"nothing could be further from the truth.\"\n\nHe wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, \"30 years ago (how time flies!), Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2. They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time. 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\\!\n\n\"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.\"\n\nTrump questioned why the *Home Alone* franchise would keep him in the movie all these years if they didn't want him.\n\n\"That cameo helped make the movie a success, but if they felt bullied, or didn't want me, why did they put me in, and keep me there, for over 30 years? Because I was, and still am, great for the movie, that's why! Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!\" he wrote.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Former President Donald Trump criticized the director of the 1992 Christmas movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York for claiming that Trump bullied his way onto the set. Before Trump was president, he was a well-known New York City real estate power player who made special appearances in iconic '90s TV shows and movies set in the Big Apple , from a cameo with Samantha Jones in Season 2 of Sex and the City to a run-in with Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 2 . Chris Columbus, the movie's director, said that Trump's cameo in the movie was not initially the director's decision. He said that in order to shoot in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel, where part of the movie is filmed, Trump, who owned the hotel at the time, requested that he be in the movie. Trump later claimed, however, that it was Columbus who was "begging me to make a cameo" in the movie. Trump Former President Donald Trump speaks to guest at a campaign event on December 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. \| Scott Olson/Getty Images In an interview with Business Insider posted on Saturday, Columbus said that those involved in the movie not only had to pay a fee to use the location, but Trump "also said, 'The only way you can use the Plaza is if I'm in the movie.'" "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.' But he did bully his way into the movie," Columbus continued. Newsweek reached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment Wednesday. On Wednesday, Trump slammed Columbus for his remarks in the interview, saying "nothing could be further from the truth." He wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, "30 years ago (how time flies!), Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2. They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time. 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! "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." Trump questioned why the Home Alone franchise would keep him in the movie all these years if they didn't want him. "That cameo helped make the movie a success, but if they felt bullied, or didn't want me, why did they put me in, and keep me there, for over 30 years? Because I was, and still am, great for the movie, that's why! Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!" he wrote.
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Before Trump was president, he was a well-known New York City real estate power player who made special appearances in iconic '90s TV shows and movies set in the Big [Apple](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/apple), from a cameo with Samantha Jones in Season 2 of Sex and the City to a run-in with Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 2. Chris Columbus, the movie's director, said that Trump's cameo in the movie was not initially the director's decision. He said that in order to shoot in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel, where part of the movie is filmed, Trump, who owned the hotel at the time, requested that he be in the movie. Trump later claimed, however, that it was Columbus who was "begging me to make a cameo" in the movie. Former President Donald Trump speaks to guest at a campaign event on December 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. \\| Scott Olson/Getty Images In an interview with Business Insider posted on Saturday, Columbus said that those involved in the movie not only had to pay a fee to use the location, but Trump "also said, 'The only way you can use the Plaza is if I'm in the movie.'" "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.' But he did bully his way into the movie," Columbus continued. Newsweek reached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment Wednesday. #### Read More [Donald Trump Takes Aim at Maine Secretary of State3 min read](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-takes-aim-maine-secretary-state-1855967) [Donald Trump’s Vow to ‘Replace Obamacare’ Fuels Conservatives’ Ire3 min read](https://www.newsweek.com/trump-obamacare-replace-aca-conservatives-1855790) [Donald Trump May Have New Ammunition for Supreme Court Fight4 min read](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-may-have-new-ammunition-supreme-court-fight-1855803) On Wednesday, Trump slammed Columbus for his remarks in the interview, saying "nothing could be further from the truth." He wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, "30 years ago (how time flies!), Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2. They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time. I was very busy, and didn't want to do it. 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Readable Markdown	Former President [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) criticized the director of the 1992 Christmas movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York for claiming that Trump bullied his way onto the set. Before Trump was president, he was a well-known New York City real estate power player who made special appearances in iconic '90s TV shows and movies set in the Big [Apple](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/apple), from a cameo with Samantha Jones in Season 2 of Sex and the City to a run-in with Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 2. Chris Columbus, the movie's director, said that Trump's cameo in the movie was not initially the director's decision. He said that in order to shoot in the lobby of The Plaza Hotel, where part of the movie is filmed, Trump, who owned the hotel at the time, requested that he be in the movie. Trump later claimed, however, that it was Columbus who was "begging me to make a cameo" in the movie. Former President Donald Trump speaks to guest at a campaign event on December 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. \\| Scott Olson/Getty Images In an interview with Business Insider posted on Saturday, Columbus said that those involved in the movie not only had to pay a fee to use the location, but Trump "also said, 'The only way you can use the Plaza is if I'm in the movie.'" "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.' But he did bully his way into the movie," Columbus continued. Newsweek reached out to Trump's spokesperson via email for comment Wednesday. On Wednesday, Trump slammed Columbus for his remarks in the interview, saying "nothing could be further from the truth." He wrote in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, "30 years ago (how time flies!), Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2. They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time. 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\! "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." Trump questioned why the Home Alone franchise would keep him in the movie all these years if they didn't want him. "That cameo helped make the movie a success, but if they felt bullied, or didn't want me, why did they put me in, and keep me there, for over 30 years? Because I was, and still am, great for the movie, that's why! Just another Hollywood guy from the past looking for a quick fix of Trump publicity for himself!" he wrote.
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