Jimmy Kimmel skewers Melania Trump’s documentary in blistering monologue
Photo: Reuters
Jimmy Kimmel delivered a scathing critique of Melania Trump’s new documentary during Wednesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, mocking both the film’s purpose and its reported payday.
The late-night host took aim at Melania, an Amazon MGM Studios release opening in theaters this weekend, calling it a “vanity project slash corporate bribe” during his Jan. 28 monologue. Kimmel joked that the film would be as unseen as the Epstein files, quipping, “No one’s ever gonna see them.”
Citing a report from The Wall Street Journal, Kimmel noted that Melania Trump allegedly received $28 million from the film’s licensing deal. “Between this and her marriage,” he joked, “she’s probably the highest-paid actress in the world.”
BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel just brutally mocked the new Melania documentary in a way we didn’t think was possible. Wow. pic.twitter.com/NaHDYcL8q2
Kimmel also mocked the documentary’s box office expectations, saying it is projected to earn between $1 million and $5 million, well behind the horror film Send Help. “Which,” he added, “would have been a much better title for the documentary.”
During the segment, Kimmel played a clip of Melania Trump promoting the film at the New York Stock Exchange, where she described the project as “visual storytelling” meant to create lasting memories akin to the music of the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson.
Kimmel dismissed the comparison, responding, “Are you really trying to tell us this dumb vanity project is a work of art we’re going to remember like Michael Jackson?”
He also highlighted reports that two-thirds of the film’s crew requested their names be removed from the credits. “Do you know how bad a movie has to be for someone to not want a credit?” Kimmel asked. “Everyone got credits on Cats. Everyone.”
Kimmel closed the segment by joking that Melania Trump was upset that recent violent crime headlines were overshadowing the release of what he repeatedly referred to as a “$75 million bribe—I mean, documentary.”
Melania is scheduled to be released in theaters on Jan. 30.