Amazon paying $40 million to Melania Trump
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Jeff Bezos Living His Best Life
Amazon will reportedly pay $40 million to license a new documentary on Melania Trump.
Puck reported the update on the film, which Melania Trump will serve as an executive producer.
The incoming first lady is not expected to be in Washington full-time during her husband’s 2nd term.
Amazon will shell out $40 million to license a documentary on incoming first lady Melania Trump, with the price tag including the film itself, a smaller-scale theatrical run before being featured on Prime Video, and a supplementary docuseries.
That’s according to Puck’s Matthew Belloni, who revealed more details about the Brett Ratner-directed film as the onetime and future first lady prepares to rejoin the biggest spotlight in the country in less than two weeks. The New York Post has also reported that Amazon paid $40 million for the project.
Melania Trump will be an executive producer for the projects, according to the report. It’s unclear how much the incoming first lady will be paid.
BTW Brett Ratner hasn’t worked in ten years, after every other woman in Hollywood accused him of sexual harassment.
Apropos of nothing in particular, my favorite quote about writing is from Moliere:
“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, then for a few select friends, then for money.”
Also apropos of the spirit of the age:
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are not having a $600 million wedding in Aspen this weekend, thank you very much. The Amazon CEO was so upset with a report from the Daily Mail that he logged on to X to clarify. Usually he only gets on there to show support for Donald Trump, so you know this is serious.
On Saturday, the Daily Mail reported the $600 million number based on a “well-placed source.” That was then picked up by the New York Post. Billionaire Bill Ackman then quote-tweeted a now-deleted post from the Post, writing, “This is not credible. Unless you are buying each of your guests a house, you can’t spend this much money.” Tell that to the Ambani family.
Bezos quote-tweeted Ackman’s post, putting everything to rest once and for all. “Furthermore, this whole thing is completely false — none of this is happening. The old adage ‘don’t believe everything you read’ is even more true today than it ever has been,” he wrote. “Now lies can get ALL the way around the world before the truth can get its pants on. So be careful out there folks and don’t be gullible.”
It’s a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer.