Amazon could own unaired Trump 'Apprentice' tapes after buying MGM, but it probably still can't release them

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Amazon just announced that it is acquiring MGM Studios in a deal worth $8.45 billion.
Through MGM, Amazon could own the rights to the unaired footage of then-reality TV star Donald Trump.
MGM said in 2016 it was legally prohibited from sharing the tapes, and that's unlikely to change now.
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Amazon announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring MGM Studios in a deal worth $8.45 billion that would hand over the Hollywood giant's tr