Bezos denies involvement in the documentary Melania and rejects claims that it was intended to buy influence with the Trump administration. He says Melania’s office and Amazon have denied the allegation and that he had nothing to do with the project. He also states that, despite his lack of involvement, the film appears to be a good business decision because it performed well in theaters and on streaming. Melania earned $16.5 million worldwide during its theatrical run, while Amazon paid $40 million to acquire it and reportedly spent an additional $35 million on promotion. Bezos similarly denies involvement in Project Hail Mary, while regretting that he did not approve it, calling it an incredible success.
""The Melania thing is a falsehood that will not die... We have denied it. Melania's office has denied it. It's not true. I had nothing to do with that," Bezos told interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin about his involvement with the documentary. He added that Melania was not "a way of buying influence" with the current administration: "It's just not correct.""
""it appears Melania was a good business decision. You know, 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, it appears that the Amazon team made a very wise business decision.""
""I also had nothing to do with Project Hail Mary, which I regret because it's an incredible success. I wished I had greenlit that.""
""Amazon's a big company. It makes a lot of decisions." None of which are his, apparently."
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