Melania Trump's Publisher Demanded $250,000 for CNN to Interview Her

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In August CNN sent a request to Skyhorse Publishing to interview Melania Trump about her self-titled memoir, set to debut on Oct. 8. The publisher responded with an absurd demand: "CNN shall pay a licensing fee of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)." They also insisted CNN sign an NDA about the fee. The news giant declined to sign the agreement. When asked about the fee, Skyhorse recanted and insisted it was a mistake. "Neither Melania nor anyone from her team knew anything about the NDA and the document that was sent reflected an internal miscommunication," Tony Lyons, the . . .

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