Amazon is set to release a documentary about Melania Trump, the incoming First Lady, in 2025. The deal, worth $40 million, has sparked criticism from watchdog groups who see it as a form of corporate pandering to the Trump administration.
Amazon confirmed Sunday that it will release a documentary about the life of incoming First Lady Melania Trump, which will premier in 2025 on its platform Prime Video and in theaters. Puck news reported that Prime Video is paying $40 million to license the film, and the deal includes the documentary as well as a multiple episode follow-up docuseries.
That's a 'staggering amount of money for any figure, let alone one who commands relatively little public interest,' wrote Hafiz Rashid at The New Republic.The deal was denounced by the watchdog group Public Citizen, which called the move another example of 'corporations pandering to Trump.''I see we're back to openly bribing the Trump family,' quipped Matt Stoller, the research director at the American Economic Liberties Project. Writer Heidi Moore said, 'imagine how much financial benefit Amazon hopes to get from the Trump administration if they think $40 million is an easy investment in Melania's doc.'Brett Ratner, the director of the film, has directed multiple blockbuster movies including the Rush Hour film series and X-Man: The Last Stand, but hasn't made a major Hollywood production since multiple women accused him of sexual harassment and misconduct in 2017 (Ratner has denied all the allegations). The news of the deal follows multiple reports that Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos is making overtures to President-elect Donald Trump, likely hoping to change the script after Trump came down hard on Bezos for his ownership of The Washington Post during his first presidency and Amazon argued it was unfairly passed over for a Pentagon contract in 2019. Bezos dined with Trump in mid-December and committed to donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund through Amazon.The tech titan also intervened to halt a planned endorsement of then-candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in The Washington Post right before the presidential election
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