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sheetsadam1 — 2 months ago(January 28, 2026 10:00 PM)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/africa/melania-trump-documentary-south-africa-cancel.html
“Melania,” the new documentary about the first lady, scheduled to open worldwide on Friday, has been pulled from theaters in South Africa after the film’s local distributor said on Wednesday that it would no longer release it.
“Based on recent developments, we’ve taken the decision to not go ahead with a theatrical release in territory,” said Thobashan Govindarajulu, the head of sales and marketing for the distributor, Filmfinity.
Mr. Govindarajulu declined to say what recent developments had led to the decision, but said that the company was not pressured or asked to pull the film. “That was our decision,” he said. The decision was first reported by the South African outlet News24.
The promotion of the film about Melania Trump has been as polarizing as her husband, President Trump, who has touted the movie as a “must watch.” But theaters have reported thin advanced ticket sales, despite Amazon investing $40 million for the rights to the film and spending tens of millions more on marketing, which industry analysts saw as a big risk.
The film, which follows Ms. Trump in the weeks before her husband’s second inauguration, has also drawn criticism because of its director, Brett Ratner. The documentary is Mr. Ratner’s first Hollywood film since he was accused of sexual misconduct in 2017, during the height of the #MeToo movement.
The decision to pull the film in South Africa comes at a time of deep hostility between the South African government and Mr. Trump. The president has been extremely critical of South Africa since the start of his second term, spreading false allegations that the country’s white minority is facing a genocide.
Many South Africans have grown angry with what they see as Mr. Trump’s promotion of misinformation about their country, and with the punishing tariffs he has introduced.
It is unclear whether icy relations between South Africa and the United States, low ticket sales, or something else led to the decision by Filmfinity to cancel the film’s release. But the choice came abruptly.
Mark Sardi, the chief executive of Ster-Kinekor, one of South Africa’s major movie theater chains, shared a message from Filmfinity this week indicating that “Melania” had complied with all local regulations and would be released. In an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Sardi said he did not know why the distributor had pulled the film.
“Our basic position would be we’re not in the business of censorship,” he said. “I expect the decision would have been a commercial one balanced with a whole lot of current issues.”
A spokeswoman for South Africa’s content regulator, the Film and Publications Board, said on Wednesday that the board was not aware that the film had been pulled.
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When those MAGA incel retards don't see the nudity they heard was rumored in it, (A one second glance of what could be her nipple.) word will spread and they will avoid it.
What other audience, besides bored MAGA housewives who adore her, is this for?
That will not be enough to fill seats.
I will expect this to have a one month run at the Kennedy Center with a total attendance of 5 which was just Turd Lump who dropped in and fell asleep. Again.
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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And from renowned documentarian checks notes Brett Ratner!
I'm not sure anybody was really waiting with bated breath for his next movie, but if they were they're probably disappointed.
Draft Barron Trump

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Who do they honestly think is going to go see a hagiographical documentary about Melania Trump? MIGA retards don't give a **** about Melania and there certainly isn't anyone else who would be interested either. This film will tank even harder than most movies pandering to conservatives do.

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LOL!
You stupid ****!
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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I know zat my hussbant, ze pressident uff ze Yuunited states, had a great call yesterday vith ze guffernor oond ze mayor and they're verrking together to make eet be ze peaceful, oond vithout ze bad riots. I'm against ze violence, so, pleess, be best, oond ifff you moost protest, protest in ze peace. Oond do not boolly ze people on ze tvitter; only my hussbant iss allowet to do zat.

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What is a, "data center," and what does it do or have anything to do with Bezos?
AI ****?
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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I think Bezos wants to build data centers everywhere with no pushback and this is his way of bribing Trump.
Draft Barron Trump

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Good and I hope other countries and theaters follow suit.
I would like to get your response to the following:
theaters have reported thin advanced ticket sales
I figure the movie was going to bomb anyway despite whatever the fascist dicktator is up to.
Just how interesting can it be about a model/First Whore who rarely ever does anything and is hardly ever seen in public?
I expect the audience to be MAGA men who lust after her or bored MAGA housewives who are fans of hers.
So maybe not a lot to come close to breaking even.
despite Amazon investing $40 million for the rights to the film and spending tens of millions more on marketing, which industry analysts saw as a big risk.
What in the heck is Bezos now doing being connected with Turd Face?
At his second inauguration and now this when before the Wash. Post owner was an enemy of Trumpy.
What changed?
"Please vote to preserve the unique character of Warren…" - Robert Duvall

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😂
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in other words: the long reach of Elon- RSA- Musk knows no limits

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