US EditionTim Cook Attends VIP White House Screening of 'Melania' Documentary
About 70 VIPs attended the private screening of the Amazon-funded documentary on Melania Trump, attracting criticism amid national unrest and coinciding with a major snowstorm.
- On Jan. 24, First Lady Melania Trump hosted an invitation-only preview of `Melania` at the White House East Room, marking the film's first known screening before wider release.
- CNN reported Amazon and MGM Studios produced the documentary, with Amazon paying $40 million for production and $35 million for marketing, and Marc Beckman overseeing the $40 million deal plus a follow-up series later this year.
- About 70 VIP guests attended the black-tie screening, greeted by a military band and receiving framed tickets, popcorn boxes, and a limited-edition book.
- Amid national unrest, the secrecy and timing of the private screening fuelled viral backlash on TikTok and X, while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticised the timing on X during a major snowstorm and violent incidents in Minneapolis.
- On Jan. 29, the film will premiere at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the president and the First Lady will attend, the First Lady will ring the NYSE bell Wednesday, and producers plan a follow-up series later this year.
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On Saturday, the White House hosted the screening of the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios documentary, “Melania”, as the rage for the latest assassination in Minneapolis was intensifying at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) agent.The event brought together figures such as Amazon Executive Director Andy Jassy; Amazon MGM Studio Director Mike Hopkins; Barron Trump; Tony Robbins; Brett Ratner; Erika Kirk; Mike Tyson; Jordan's…
In a few days' time, Melania Trump will bring her own documentary about herself to the cinema. In advance, the wife of US President Donald Trump will show a few hand-picked guests the work entitled "Melania".
White House holds private screening of Amazon's 'Melania' doc for guests including director Brett Ratner, Mike Tyson
The White House held an advance screening of Amazon's new Melania Trump documentary that included guests Mike Tyson, Erika Kirk, and Brett Ratner, the film's director.
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