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Chris Columbus, the director of both Home Alone and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (the first two Harry Potter films), has publicly expressed regret over Trump's cameo. In a recent interview, Columbus lamented the cameo's presence, describing it as a "curse" and an "albatross" that he wishes he could remove. He claims that Trump's appearance was not entirely consensual and alleges that Trump bullied the crew into including him, asserting that Trump demanded to be in the film in exchange for allowing the use of his hotel, the Plaza, which he owned at the time.