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Melania Trump refiles Daily Mail lawsuit and drops reference to 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to profit from her brand
Melania Trump was the subject of scrutiny when the detail of her
lawsuit emerged, with some questioning if she planned to profit from her
time as first lady.
The lawsuit centres on a story ran by the Daily Mail which reported
allegations that Ms Trump once worked as an escort. The article was
later retracted.
She is seeking damages of €141m.
She is seeking damages of €141m.
The new lawsuit focuses on the emotional distress caused by the article.
"[The] false and defamatory statements about [Mrs Trump] have caused tremendous harm to [her] personal and professional reputation and prospective economic opportunities, as well as causing her significant humiliation and emotional distress," the filing reads, according to the BBC.
"[The] false and defamatory statements about [Mrs Trump] have caused tremendous harm to [her] personal and professional reputation and prospective economic opportunities, as well as causing her significant humiliation and emotional distress," the filing reads, according to the BBC.
Initially it said that Mrs Trump had the "unique, once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity... to launch a broad-based commercial brand in multiple
product categories, each of which could have garnered multi-million
dollar business relationships for a multi-year term during which [she]
is one of the most photographed women in the world".
Ms Trump denied, through her lawyers, that there was any plans to gain financially from her husband's term in the White House.
Ms Trump denied, through her lawyers, that there was any plans to gain financially from her husband's term in the White House.
