It had previously been reported that Amazon paid around $40m for the Brett Ratner film<\/a>, including $28m directly to the First Lady.<\/p>\n Amazon MGM went on to spend another $35 million to market the film, which made back about $16.6 million at the box office prior to becoming available to stream on Prime Video.<\/p>\n In May, Jeff Bezos defended his company\u2019s decision, while insisting that his dealings with the president are non-partisan. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou know that it did very well in theaters. It’s done very well on streaming. People are very curious about Melania, so even though I had nothing to do with it, you know. It appears that the Amazon team made a very wise business decision,\u201d Bezos told CNBC.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in his recent financial disclosure statement, Trump revealed that he received a $521,161 licensing payment for the First Lady\u2019s memoir from Skyhorse Publishing. He also made around $6 million in net proceeds from \u201cNFTs and other collectibles\u201d associated with his wife.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Trump claimed he had nothing to do with the billion-dollar windfall reported on his financial disclosures<\/a>, insisting it all comes from the work of unnamed financial advisers rather than his deliberate efforts to profit from the presidency.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2258950913-(1).jpg\")
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attending the premiere of Amazon MGM’s ‘Melania’ in January 2026 (Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n