Melania Trump sues Daily Mail for $150 million
September 02, 2016 05:06
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump is suing the Daily Mail and a Maryland blogger for $150 million (Rs 100 crore) in damages over retracted stories that had alleged she worked as an escort in the 1990s.
The suit came after Melania threatened legal action against several publications that picked up the story, which was sourced to a Slovenian magazine reported that she once worked for a New York modeling agency in the 1990s that provided escort services to wealthy clients.
A statement from Charles Harder, the lawyer representing Melania, called the allegations '100 per cent false' and 'tremendously damaging to (Melania's) personal and professional reputation'.
In addition to the Daily Mail, the lawsuit also includes Webster G Tarpley, a Maryland blogger, as a defendant.
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The suit came after Melania threatened legal action against several publications that picked up the story, which was sourced to a Slovenian magazine reported that she once worked for a New York modeling agency in the 1990s that provided escort services to wealthy clients.
A statement from Charles Harder, the lawyer representing Melania, called the allegations '100 per cent false' and 'tremendously damaging to (Melania's) personal and professional reputation'.
In addition to the Daily Mail, the lawsuit also includes Webster G Tarpley, a Maryland blogger, as a defendant.
Read full story HERE
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