Jeff Bezos Defends ‘Melania’ Documentary as a ‘Very Wise Business Decision,’ Denies It Was a ‘Way of Buying Influence’ With Trump Administration

By Todd Spangler

Todd Spangler

NY Digital Editor

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Jeff Bezos insists that Amazon MGM Studios’ decision to acquire and release “Melania,” a documentary about the First Lady, was smart business — and not an attempt to curry favor with her husband.

In an interview Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the Amazon founder was asked about whether the company acquired “Melania” as a way to gain influence with the Trump administration.

“The ‘Melania’ thing is a falsehood that will not die,” Bezos said, adding, “I see it reported all the time that somehow I was involved in this” but that “I had nothing to do with that.” Bezos stepped down as Amazon’s CEO in 2021 and currently serves as the ecommerce giant’s executive chairman.

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