Overview
- HarperCollins UK said it removed passages referencing unverified claims about the first lady and is permanently removing copies that contain them from distribution, issuing a public apology on X.
- The excised material repeated an allegation that Jeffrey Epstein facilitated Melania Trump’s introduction to Donald Trump; her memoir states they met at New York’s Kit Kat Club in 1998.
- Roughly 60,000 copies of Andrew Lownie’s Prince Andrew biography reportedly contained the allegation before the publisher’s action.
- The move extends a series of corrections after The Daily Beast retracted coverage tied to similar claims and James Carville deleted comments and apologized.
- Melania Trump’s attorneys continue pressing for retractions, while Hunter Biden has refused to apologize after receiving a $1 billion legal demand over repeating the claim.