Arsenio Hall: The last time Donald Trump contacted me was via fax when I didn't mention him in an interview

Esquire

In an Esquire profile, the former Celebrity Apprentice champion Hall says he and the former president stopped talking after he mocked Trump for his birtherism. They haven’t spoken since, but Trump got in touch years later. “I guess he read an article where I didn’t mention him, so he faxed it to me and wrote on it ‘NO TRUMP,'" said Hall. Meanwhile, Hall reflected on The Arsenio Hall Show's impact on late-night from 1989 to 1994. It was at Stage 29 at Paramount Studios -- currently occupied by Dr. Phil -- where Will Smith was pitched The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air while in a dressing room. “The place became a clubhouse," said Hall. "The first time Michael Jackson came on the show, he wasn’t a booking. He was in back with orange juice and a mask on. He was way ahead of us on the mask thing.” Hall also recalled his friend Magic Johnson calling him in November 1991, and telling him: "Dog, I’m HIV-positive. I know you probably got a whole show planned, but I’m doing a press conference, and then I think I should do your show.” Arsenio bumped Roseanne and Tom Arnold, who came to set anyway just to watch.