Melania Trump sues Daily Mail and blogger over escort 'lies'

Wife of Republican nominee Donald Trump files £114m lawsuit over claims that were '100% false'

Melania Trump
After a month out of the spotlight, Melania returned to the public eye in style at the president’s first State of the Union address. Many saw her all-white outfit as a reference to those worn by Democrat women as a tribute to the suffragette movement, whi
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Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has filed a £114m lawsuit against the Daily Mail and an American blogger over allegations she was a sex worker in the 1990s.

"These defendants made several statements about Mrs Trump that are 100 per cent false and tremendously damaging to her personal and professional reputation," Trump's lawyer, Charles Harder, said.

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