2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMelania Trump demands retraction from People
Melania Trump is demanding a retraction and apology from People magazine for publishing a former writer's account alleging Donald Trump assaulted her while she was on assignment.
The model and GOP presidential nominee's wife threatened to sue in a letter addressed to Natasha Stoynoff, who wrote the piece, and People editorial director Jess Cagle, calling parts of the account "false and completely fictionalized." The letter does not mention the allegation at the center of the story, where Stoynoff wrote that Trump shoved her against a wall and tried to kiss her during a break in an interview for an article about his and Melania Trump's first anniversary.
On behalf of Melania Trump, lawyer Charles Harder disputed that she and Stoynoff ran into each other, citing the following lines from the People story:
That winter, I actually bumped into Melania on Fifth Avenue, in front of Trump Tower as she walked into the building, carrying baby Barron.
Natasha, why dont we see you anymore? she asked, giving me a hug.
I was quiet and smiled, telling her Id missed her, and I squeezed little Barrons foot. I couldnt discern what she knew. Did she really not guess why I hadnt been around?
"The two are not friends and were never friends or even friendly," the letter stated.
People spokesperson Marnia Perez confirmed the publication received the letter and said, "we stand by our story."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/melania-trump-demands-retraction-from-people/ar-AAiVp9o?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=edgsp
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)He truly is despicable.
redwitch
(14,944 posts)It's absurd!
PJMcK
(22,035 posts)The Trumps very rarely follow through with their threatened libel lawsuits. It's all just bluster.
underpants
(182,792 posts)nolabear
(41,960 posts)The groping, not so much.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)She's limited to statements about herself. Those statements were innocuous, of course, and wouldn't support a claim for libel so this is just posturing. How Trumpian!
Thrill
(19,178 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,049 posts)She has only demanded that portion of the article that talks about her directly be retracted. Nothing about the testimony against the lecher Trump.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,049 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)LOL!!!! She'll get a retraction when pigs fly! And I'm not talking about that husband of hers in his Trump plane!
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
Gothmog
(145,176 posts)book_worm
(15,951 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He sues practically everyone he's ever met. The legal fees alone must be costing him a fortune. Not to mention the damage to his reputation as his name gets dragged through the mud.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)to blink 3 times if she is okay - but UGH - ICK - trump - nope..how she stays with him is beyond me..there doesn't seem to be any redeeming quality...
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Poor girl, I don't think she bargained for this level of sacrifice.
NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)And instead of being defensive or hurt they are supposed to defend the women accusing her husband and then make her husband admit his actions and be contrite and apologize publicly to the entire world, whether any proof exists or not.
Apparently Melania never got the memo.
(I do actually feel sorry for her, and this is more a dig at the asshole she married and his legion of morons than it is of her.)
MFM008
(19,808 posts)Rich white useless people don't always get what they want.....