Other Hollywood actors such as Reagan and Schwarzenegger were not acting while they launched their political careers. NBC severed the relationship with Trump due to his many disparaging statements about Mexican immigrants made during the announcement of his candidacy. Though NBC later fired him from the show (the network also cut ties with TrumpвЂ™s Miss USA pageant), it was not explicitly due to him running for president. Donald Trump was still the host of NBCвЂ™s вЂњThe ApprenticeвЂќ in 2015 when he first announced his presidential candidacy. Oz would not be the first TV host to run for public office while he was still on TV. вЂњIn the past, when ArnoldВ SchwarzeneggerВ was running for governor of California, his old movies were taken off TV stations in the state (same with Ronald Reagan when he was running for office).В Fred Grandy was a Congressman from Iowa who previously was on the вЂLove BoatвЂ™ TV show вЂ“ reruns of that show did not run in his district when he was running for reelection.вЂќ вЂњWhen an on-air personality runs for political office, it can trigger equal time even if the program he or she appears on has nothing to do with political issues,вЂќ David Oxenford, a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer who specializes in broadcast and digital media law, told TheWrap. ( Four candidates - John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, Jim Gilmore and Lindsey Graham - wound up doing so.) When Trump hosted вЂњSaturday Night LiveвЂќ during his candidacy in the fall of 2015, NBC was forced to give equal time in key primary states to any of his GOP competitors who requested it. These rules stipulate that when any political candidate is given time on over-the-air broadcast stations, his or her political opponents can request that same amount of time (and usually in the same timeslot).Д®ssentially, that would mean OzвЂ™s Senate competitors would be allowed to request the same amount of time on those stations. Oz is running his campaign, those and other Pennsylvania stations that air his show would likely be subject to the FCCвЂ™s Equal Time rule. OzвЂќ mostly airs on Fox affiliated stations, including in PennsylvaniaвЂ™s two most populous cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Reps for Oz and his production company did not respond for comment, while Sony Pictures Television, which distributes the show, declined to comment.

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