Macdonald complained about NBC's advertising removal for his film to the "New York" "Daily News", calling Ohlmeyer "a liar and a thug." He said he never badmouthed "SNL" or Michaels, who he said always supported him. Macdonald pointed out that he had only taken issue with Ohlmeyer, whereas the people taking shots at NBC and "SNL" were Letterman, who wanted Macdonald to come to CBS, and Stern, who wanted him to join his show opposite "SNL". Macdonald also asserted that Ohlmeyer's influence had caused his promotional appearances for his film to be cancelled on WNBC's "Today in New York", NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", and the syndicated "Access Hollywood" (a joint venture between 20th Century Television and NBC). The shows that Macdonald named denied being influenced by Ohlmeyer. Macdonald said Ohlmeyer was "about a thousand times more powerful than I am. It's difficult for anybody to take my side in this. This guy should get a life, man."