MGM Chairman Mark Burnett Allegedly 'Goes Apeshit' & Chokes Tom Arnold At Pre-Emmys Party

Mark Burnett is a producer of shows such as The Voice, Survivor, Shark Tank, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? and many more. He’s helped create over 3,200 hours of programming across dozens of countries worldwide and his various projects have racked up 143 Emmy nominations…

Speaking of the Emmys, he produced a bit of drama at a pre-party for the awards show last night where he may have “gone apeshit” and choked out Tom Arnold in a bizarre scuffle over an upcoming Viceland Pee Pee Tapes series.

I know, and I’m sorry. As an American with low emotional intelligence, any time rich-people-stuff devolves into ripped clothes, brawls & public embarrassment via social media I can’t seem to help myself.

Long story short, apparently Tom Arnold has been trolling Mark Burnett online recently as the premier for his show gets closer and it boiled over when they came face to face.

Why all the rage? If I’m following this correctly he believes Burnett has behind-the-scenes tapes from The Apprentice that would be incriminating to Trump. (On top of ‘The Apprentice’ connection Mark & his wife Mara Downey are two of only 47 people Trump follows on Twitter.) Hot take: at this point I don’t think any of this stuff makes a difference either way.

They covered it on The Rundown today, too, if you want to hear their take. (If you’re a big shot producer you can’t let Tom Arnold own you.)