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POLITICO reported Tuesday that Mark Burnett has “long been privately appalled” by Donald Trump’s campaign. | Getty Mark Burnett: I 'have never been a supporter of Donald Trump’s candidacy’

Mark Burnett, the executive producer of NBC’s "The Apprentice," is tamping down claims that he a supporter of Donald Trump amid calls for him to release footage from the reality TV show that starred the GOP nominee.

“Given all of the false media reports, I feel compelled to clarify a few points,” he said in a statement to POLITICO Wednesday. “I am not now and have never been a supporter of Donald Trump’s candidacy. I am NOT ‘Pro-Trump.’ Further, my wife and I reject the hatred, division and misogyny that has been a very unfortunate part of his campaign.”

POLITICO reported Tuesday that Burnett has “long been privately appalled” by Trump’s campaign.

MGM, the company that owns Burnett’s production company and "The Apprentice," has repeatedly said it is unable to release the footage for legal reasons. They reiterated their inability to release the tapes Wednesday.

“MGM, not Mark Burnett, owns ‘The Apprentice,’” Marvin Putnam, MGM’s legal counsel, wrote in a statement. “MGM has agreements with artists across a wide spectrum of creative properties, including ‘The Apprentice.’ These agreements typically contain provisions related to confidentiality and artist’s rights. MGM has every intention of complying with its agreements with artists and honoring their rights, including with respect to ‘The Apprentice.’”

Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred and two California women’s political groups have called on both MGM and Burnett to release footage from “The Apprentice” following reports that Trump made inappropriate comments to people on set, particularly women. The interest in those tapes has spiked since The Washington Post obtained a 2005 video from "Access Hollywood" of Trump talking about groping women without their consent.