The headline is a lie. It says the decision was due to logistics. And, I haven’t heard of some of these so-called talents. Trump said he has received numerous phone calls from Hollywood talent who told him they support him, but to never use their names because they would be blacklisted. What a communist state Hollywood must be.
Hotels are scattered throughout the downtown area and certain ones attract the glitterati. The Hazelton when it opened was the number 1 hotel for that set but others do attract their share. The Trump being one of them along with the Ritz Carlton, Shangri-La and the Soho Metropolitan.