Amazon’s Investment in ‘Melania’ Film Raises Questions About Jeff Bezos’ Motives

Amazon paid Melania Trump’s production company $40 million for the rights to “Melania,” about $26 million more than the next closest bidder, Disney. The fee includes a related docuseries that is scheduled to air later this year.

Typically, documentaries that follow a subject for a limited amount of time usually cost less than $5 million to produce. The $35 million for marketing from Amazon is 10 times more than what other high-profile documentaries have received.

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