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Melania director Brett Ratner pictured cuddling woman in Epstein files (www.bbc.com)
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[–] artyom@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

$75M in total. $40M for the rights. $35M in marketing. $28M went directly to Melania.

Disney offered $14M

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/31/melania-trump-amazon-documentary

Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard says this typically costs $5-7M

So yeah, a not-so-subtle bribe.