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Apple's Tim Cook, Queen Raina of Jordan, and Erika Kirk, the wife of late right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk, were also in attendance.
White House holds private screening of Amazon's *Melania *doc for guests including director Brett Ratner, Mike Tyson
Apple's Tim Cook, Queen Raina of Jordan, and Erika Kirk, the wife of late right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk, were also in attendance.
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- The White House hosted an advance screening of Amazon MGM Studios' new documentary on Melania Trump on Saturday.
- The exclusive *Melania *screening was attended by the likes of Mike Tyson, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Queen Rania of Jordan, and Brett Ratner, the film's director.
- The event held amid unprecedented civil unrest over violent immigration raids in Minnesota sparked widespread criticism, including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The White House hosted an advance screening of Amazon MGM Studios' new documentary on Melania Trump on Saturday that included several high-profile attendees.
*MELANIA*, which chronicles the life and times of the wife of Donald Trump in the 20 days before his recent re-election to the presidency, will have its official premiere at the Kennedy Center on Thursday, following the president's hostile takeover of the venerable cultural institution. But a select few were treated to an early look at the documentary directed by Brett Ratner, in his first film since being accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2017.
Ratner attended the White House screening alongside Mike Tyson, who has shared a friendly relationship with Donald Trump since his 2024 re-election, as well as Trump himself; Queen Rania of Jordan; Apple CEO Tim Cook; photographer Ellen von Unwerth, who shot the film's poster; self-help mogul Tony Robbins; Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk; and Amazon execs Mike Hopkins and Andy Jassy, per *The Hollywood Reporter*.
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Melania said she was "deeply humbled" by the screening in a Sunday post shared to X, the social media platform that Trump associate Elon Musk bought in 2022.
She praised the "friends, family, and cultural iconoclasts" who attended the event for bringing their "unique vision to the world, making a lasting impression." She continued, "Our personal stories endure time and serve as a reminder of our mutual obligation to one another. It was an honor to present my new film, *Melania*, ahead of its global launch."
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Though the screening was planned months prior, the Trump administration and Melania in particular have faced intense criticism for holding the event amid staggering unrest following the murders of Nicole Renee Good and Alex Pretti during violent immigration raids by law enforcement agents in Minnesota.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted the president on X on Saturday, writing, "Today DHS assassinated a VA nurse in the street, [Attorney General Pam Bondi] is attempting to extort voter files, and half the country is bracing on the eve of a potentially crippling ice storm with FEMA gutted. So what is the President up to? Having a movie night at the White House. He's unfit."
CNN reported on Saturday that Amazon cut a $40 million check to produce *Melania*, and spent an additional $35 million marketing the film.
The trailer for the film to be released in theaters on Jan. 30 shows Melania putting together outfits, calling a red leather document holder "beautiful," and predicting that her husband will be remembered as a "peacemaker and unifier."
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