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Richard J. Hewett never heard 'You're fired!' — but he's suing Donald Trump anyway. The rejected applicant for NBC's 'The Apprentice' is suing the real estate mogul, claiming he was turned away because of age discrimination. Hewett was 49 when he was rejected in July 2005, and claims in his lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court that only two of the finalists covering six seasons have been over 40. He alleges Trump and the show's producers are in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act. 'People watching it get the impression that if you want to work for a big organization like the Trump Organization you have to be young,' Hewett told The Associated Press. He's seeking unspecified damages
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