Now we know why Jeff Bezos has been so busy supporting Donald Trump.
Bezos has licensed a documentary about Melania Trump for Amazon Prime.
The director is previously cancelled director Brett Ratner.
According to a statement from Amazon, the film will be released in the second part of 2025.
At first, none of this announcement seems possible — that Bezos would have gone so around the bend, or that Ratner would be the director chosen by the Trumps. Or that Ratner would throw in with the Trumps himself.
The producer is Fernando Sulichin through his New Element Media. The filming, they say, began in September. That would explain a little of why of we’re suddenly seeing more of Melania. Cameras are rolling.
Sulicihin’s co producer is Melania herself, which means this is authorized and editorially controlled by the Trumps.
The return of Ratner is problematic. He was one of the first people in Hollywood whose career was curtailed by the MeToo movement in 2017 after six women including actress Natasha Henstridge accused him of sexual misconduct. Ratner — who directed the wildly successful — “Rush Hour” movies –denied all accusations, but along with his association with Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons Ratner has not worked since then.
Ratner reportedly immigrated to Israel last year, although he still lives in Hollywood. Simmons, also facing allegations and lawsuits, has also left the country, for Bali. He’s occasionally seen in the US but keeps an extremely low profile.
Ratner is also an old friend of Elon Musk. See his Instagram post below, posted 14 weeks ago, which would line up with the start of production on the Melania doc.
Sulichin is also an odd producer, but maybe it all makes sense. There’s a Vladimir Putin connection. He produced a four part documentary with Oliver Stone in 2017 called “The Putin Interviews.” He also produced Sean Penn’s documentary about drug lord El Chapo.
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