Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced that he will not be returning for another season of "Celebrity Apprentice" - and he blamed Donald Trump for the show's declining ratings.
Schwarzenegger informed NBC of his decision Friday, and confirmed the news in a statement sent by his representative to the Washington Post:
"I loved every second of working with NBC and Mark Burnett," Mr. Schwarzenegger said, referring to the creator of "The Apprentice." "Everyone - from the celebrities to the crew to the marketing department - was a straight 10, and I would absolutely work with all of them again on a show that doesn't have this baggage."
This "baggage," he clarified in an interview with Empire magazine, referred to the show's continued association with Trump.
"With Trump being involved in the show people have a bad taste and don't want to participate as a spectator or as a sponsor or in any other way support the show," Schwarzenegger said in that interview. "It's a very divisive period now and I think this show got caught up in all that division."
