Melania sues Daily Mail for missed profits – reports
By Reuters
07 February 2017 |
9:16 am
A lawyer for the first lady Melania Trump has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of the Daily Mail, saying its August story falsely claiming she once worked for an escort service deprived her of business opportunities.
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