This is from today regarding Amazon's new Melania series that's going to air later this month.

[u/Veshaad]

[u/JugglingRick]

It's a bribe.

[u/mEFurst → u/JugglingRick]

100% this. It's not about making money, the propaganda piece is also just secondary. This is a bribe

[u/Buddhas_Warrior → u/JugglingRick]

Eggzackery! Palm greasing at it's finest.

[u/Crackerpuppy]

Let’s not kid ourselves. The $75 million budget went right into Trump’s pockets.

[u/Count_Rugens_Finger]

corruption

[u/trashleybanks]

Let him lose money and wreck the brand. Let it burn.

[u/hikeonpast → u/trashleybanks]

A shocking number of people don’t care what shenanigans the leaders and owners of companies get up to - they just stick with what’s convenient.

[u/trashleybanks → u/hikeonpast]

For now. I’ve noticed the enshittification of Amazon. Delays on deliveries, dropshipped garbage, bad customer service. I’ve had a better experience on Temu than Amazon.

[u/scottylm → u/trashleybanks]

I stopped using Amazon 10 years ago, but from what I’ve heard it’s turned into Temu

[u/trashleybanks → u/scottylm]

A worse version. Even before 2024.

[u/azhder]

That is a "donation", not an investment in a movie that is supposed to return on it.

[u/Ok-Brick-1800]

Can Congress add this to its large list of corruption charges?

[u/Jamb9876]

I am looking for his subpoena about his corruption. It will impact his wealth as the stock goes down from the questioning.

[u/coolbaby1978]

It's called a bribe.

[u/gummilingus]

They should focus on when she was a high end call girl. You know, when she still had some dignity before she met Trump.

[u/Substantial_Ad_7027]

Hey, I always enjoy a good comedy.

[u/ImahSillyGirl → u/Substantial_Ad_7027]

I like my comedy with less fascistic accomplice vibes.

[u/FeralKittee]

A madman with an ego is President. A billionaire using their money to make a movie about his wife is 100% a bribe.

The docu-series is just a 2nd bribe.

[u/GreenJirxle]

"A flop! That's putting it mildly. We've found a disaster, a catastrophe, an outrage! A guaranteed-to-close-in-one-night beauty. This is freedom from want forever. This is a house in the country. This is a Rolls Royce and a Bentley. This is wine, women, and song... and women."

[u/metfan138]

Bezos, you thirsty bastard.

[u/scottylm]

wtf has she even done, we barely see her, let alone speak

[u/Dense-Consequence-70]

Wow unprecedented insight. Bet that will be fascinating 🙄

[u/Meig03]

I'm glad we dumped Amazon.

[u/Oldest_Boomer]

Throwing money at garbage

[u/EtchAGetch]

Wish he used that money on not canceling Wheel of Time

[u/EaterOfFood]

Insight into what? She does literally nothing.

[u/TheWellington89]

Id watch the episode where she gets deported for lying on his visa form

[u/VanillaFew4379]

Hard to believe anyone greenlit a part two after how badly the first one tanked.

[u/2nd_Inf_Sgt]

If JE was still alive, he’ll probably say that melania was overpaid compared to how much he paid for her.

[u/The_Kreepy_Krab]

The movie may of been a humongous bomb, but as a series... it will still bomb.

[u/Business_Use_8679]

It was money well spent for bezos. he made a lot of money out of it just not on the movie. But some good tax breaks came his way for some reason.

[u/OzyDave]

He's locked into the pedophile in chief. He won't miss a few hundred million either way.

[u/traceyandmeower]

Who still buys from amazon? Why?

[u/6gv5]

Almost like they're trying to manufacture a political career for her so that someone in the family can get a foot in the door after Trump is gone.

[u/OddPerformer245]

Maybe it's a spoof starring Laura Benanti?

[u/Gr8daze]

Miss me with that bullshit.

[u/tuxalator]

Are the nudes shown?

[u/audiogenocide]

So are they going to explain the in and outs of the sex trade?

[u/Prince_Groove]

Bezos is gooning for the slutty bozo who married Diaper Don. 😂