Melania Trump's Amazon documentary insiders spill the beans on show filming as Donald and Barron set to appear
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First Lady Melania Trump attends the White House Egg Roll on the South Lawn on Monday
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The Trump family pictured on Election Night 2024: Donald Trump (right), Melania Trump (left) and their son Barron Trump
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From left to right: Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk attend President Trump's inauguration on January 20
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Melania Trump reads to a group of children during the White House Egg Roll on April 21
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Details about the project have been kept under wraps with Trump only describing it as a "day-to-day life, what I'm doing, what kind of responsibilities I have," she told
She teased that the documentary will disclose details about the "transition team to moving to the White House, packing, the First Lady's office, and establishing her team."
Now, an insider working for the production team of the documentary told The U.S. Sun that Trump views the project as the best way to express herself to supporters.
The insider added that the First Lady wants it to convey she's a woman that "has ideas and wants to work on her own projects."
"Melania wants people to know who she really is," the source told The U.S. Sun.
"She's a private person, but she is very happy to be back on the spotlight in that project, and she thinks that doing a documentary is the best way to talk about herself and her life in a deep way - in a deeper way than just public appearances or interviews.
"She knows what she wants, and she is a boss, that is for sure," the insider added, saying Trump has been very engaged and constructive with the production crew to make the best documentary possible.
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A source who works for Amazon said she was very excited about the project
A source who works for Amazon said Trump has disclosed to the production team a lot of "information about how life is in the White House," and the "life of the First Lady."
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"She shows us a lot of details of the White House life, about what she loves about her function and life, but also the role model she is for other women and her family," the insider said.
"We are getting inside things about her life, how she sees herself in this powerful environment, but also how she is as a mother, and the love she has for Barron, the support she shows to him 24/7, being also a role model for him.
"There are also some moments with her husband, and Donald is not taking too much spotlights because he knows that this project is important for her.
"But he gives a couple of details about the White House, and their way of life outside of there, in Mar-a-Lago, but also in New York for example, where she spends a lot of time.
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Melania Trump pictured walking to a meeting on the US Capitol on March 3
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"Barron loves that his mother is doing a project like this and despite being shy, he is going to be in many parts of the documentary."
The project is being spearheaded by disgraced producer Brett Ratner, who has not been active in the world of film since 2018.
Read more on the Irish Sun
In 2017, several women in Hollywood, including actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge, came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Ratner.
Ratner denied all the accusation and was never criminally charged.
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