{"id":2269297,"date":"2026-02-06T07:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2269297"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:24:02","slug":"stephen-colbert-trolls-melania-trumps-creepy-documentary-celebrity-news-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stephen-colbert-trolls-melania-trumps-creepy-documentary-celebrity-news-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert trolls Melania Trump&#8217;s &#8216;creepy&#8217; documentary &#8211; Celebrity News &#8211; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Late Show took Melania Trump to task over her new documentary.<\/p>\n<p>On the Wednesday, February 4 episode, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Stephen Colbert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/stephen-colbert\">Stephen Colbert<\/a>, 61, welcomed the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Melania Trump\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/melania-trump\">First Lady<\/a>, who turned out to be No Hard Feelings actress Laura Benanti, 46, dressed in the same ensemble as Melania wore for her official White House photos. Throughout the interview, she also took on a Slovenian accent and a serious demeanour to portray the former model as accurately as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The host, 61, began asking her about the \u201cbig release,\u201d however, the actress interjected, \u201cOh, Stephen, no. I am not here to talk about the Epstein files.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After clarifying he was referring to her movie, she rambled on, describing the film as \u201ca deliberate window of tapestry draped over a rich bedframe of insights\u201d that \u201cfew have ever seen and even fewer have wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephen was still left confused and once again asked what it was, leading the Melania impersonator to respond, \u201cIt\u2019s about $28 million in my pockets. Chaching,\u201d motioning to spread invisible dollars around the room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon reportedly paid $40 million to license the film, $28 million of which was reportedly pocketed by the first lady, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/free-expression\/melania-in-the-money-ba7298ee?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfVXTvxSPX-5m4K5c2hpVylweHNLtM-T1eS1mcsSuevo2LYggQikMQqJyL_R4Y%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6984cd45&amp;gaa_sig=mwW-_ni_0BcQNkrZUXublEsySjRd2k8C4UbVUmgN66RBkzhcPDRvcpAmlotGbnCLNhJHkjcsvmZM72SBnQpL7g%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attempting to get more information, Stephen asked about the genre. She responded, \u201cJust like me, it is a very creepy mystery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI play Melania, the third wife of an aging billionaire,\u201d she added. \u201cI am moving into a spooky, old mansion called The White House, where I definitely live and sleep with my husband WINK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The host went on to question the star\u2019s choice of a director, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/us-news\/194040\/melania-director-brett-ratner-epstein\" target=\"_blank\">Brett Ratner<\/a>, who \u201cmultiple women accused of sexual misconduct.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the film, Brett and Melania were seen singing to Michael Jackson\u2019s &#8220;Billie Jean.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about her \u201cfavorite song,\u201d the impersonator said, \u201cLet\u2019s just say it brings a smile to my face every time I look at Eric [Trump] and say, \u2018The kid is not my son.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>DON&#8217;T MISS&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/politics\/198180\/melania-trump-shuts-down-ghislaine\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Melania Trump shuts down Ghislaine Maxwell plea at Hamas hostage meeting\">Melania Trump shuts down Ghislaine Maxwell plea at Hamas hostage meeting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/news\/us-news\/198018\/melania-trumps-true-feelings-given\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Melania Trump's 'true feelings' given away by hidden signal in public\">Melania Trump&#8217;s &#8216;true feelings&#8217; given away by hidden signal in public<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/197853\/donald-trump-daughter-melania-premiere\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Donald Trump's daughter has fun at the fair after ditching Melania premiere\">Donald Trump&#8217;s daughter has fun at the fair after ditching Melania premiere<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Shifting gears onto <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Donald Trump\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/donald-trump\">President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s presence in the film\u2019s press run, Stephen pointed out, \u201cYour husband attended your opening,\u201d referencing his appearance at the premiere last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Melania impersonator refuted, \u201cOh, Stephen, my husband has not attended my opening in years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, she made a dig at someone who left the Trump administration last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, according to Amazon, ticket sales have been good here in the U.S., but I understand that it hasn\u2019t done well overseas,\u201d he mentioned. \u201cIt was even pulled entirely out of South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should not have done that. The only person who should have pulled out in South Africa is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/elon-musk\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Elon Musk<\/a>\u2019s dad,\u201d the actress concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Despite reportedly earning $7 million nationwide, the film did not even cross $50,000 in sales in countries like Italy and the U.K.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.the-express.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Late Show took Melania Trump to task over her new documentary. On the Wednesday, February 4 episode, Stephen Colbert, 61, welcomed the First Lady, who turned out to be No Hard Feelings actress Laura Benanti, 46, dressed in the same ensemble as Melania wore for her official White House photos. 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