The history of Donald Trump and NBC's love-hate relationship that made him a star
Trump and NBC's relationship has never been so embattled as during his presidential run. All that culminated a few weeks ago when the NBC Universal-owned "Access Hollywood" unearthed a tape of Trump saying lewd, aggressive things about women.
It would've been much more simple if that was all the recording contained, but it also involved newly hired "Today" show cohost and NBC's rising star Billy Bush as Trump's wingman.
As a result, Trump and NBC's relationship has reached a new low, and some argue NBC could sink Trump's chances of winning the election with its Billy Bush tape, years after it made Trump a star.
Recently, Trump accused NBC and parent owner Comcast of "trying to poison the mind of the American voter."
Let's take a look at the history of NBC and Trump's thorny partnership: