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Amazon Blocks Mainstream Press From Watching ‘Melania’ Documentary at Kennedy Center
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Variety
But by 6:30 p.m., when members of the administration began walking the carpet, it became clear that most of the mainstream press would be blocked from attending the Amazon MGM Studios film.
Popular on Variety“I feel overdressed,” Drew, who wore a floor-length glitter ballgown on the press line, told her husband before talent arrived.
“But,” she quickly reassured herself, “we’re attendees.”Members of the Trump administration — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Pete Hegseth, Lee Zeldin and Mike Johnson — attended the film’s premiere, in addition to the film’s director Brett Ratner and producer Marc Beckman.
That said, President Trump spent a surprising amount of time answering questions from mainstream press while Melania, wearing a black Dolce & Gabbana skirt suit, posed for photos.
“Happy to be here!” Hegseth, who attended with his wife, exclaimed to the press line.