Amazon paid $40 million to license an upcoming Melania Trump documentary that Brett Ratner will direct, per published reports Tuesday. It is not clear how much of that money is going to Melania Trump.
The first lady is an executive producer on the documentary, which would have a small theatrical release before it streams on Prime Video. There will also be a follow-up docuseries on the first lady.
Ratner is best known for directing the “Rush Hour” films. Multiple women, including actor Olivia Munn, accused him of sexual misconduct in 2018, and this is one of the first projects he has worked on since the allegations.
Filming for the documentary started in December and it is set to be released later this year.
In prior interviews, Trump denounced what she called “misinformation” about her, and indicated a desire to tell her own story.
“I think it’s a lot of misinformation out there about me, so that’s why I said, I think it’s the time that people hear from me and my story, my perspective, and the truth,” Trump said in an interview with “Fox & Friends.”
