A yet to be identified New York Times reporter was formally reprimanded by the paper for calling the First Lady a “hooker” at New York Fashion Week event Saturday night.
According to Page Six, a supermodel sitting next to this nameless reporter “spilled the beans” and railed against the “slut-shaming” of Melania:
Supermodel Emily Ratajkowski, who was seated next to the reporter during the event on Sunday, had spilled the beans on Twitter.“Sat next to a journalist from the NYT last night who told me ‘Melania is a hooker,’” Ratajkowski tweeted Monday morning.The 25-year-old stunner, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, decried what she called the “slut-shaming” of the first lady, a former model herself.“Whatever your politics it’s crucial to call this out for what it is: slut shaming. I don’t care about her nudes or sexual history and no one should,” she wrote.
In a statement published in Politico, the NYT called this unidentified reporter’s remarks, “completely inappropriate.”
“At a party last night, a Times reporter who does not cover Washington or politics, referred to an unfounded rumor regarding Melania Trump,” a Times spokesperson said in a statement to POLITICO. “The comment was not intended to be public, but it was nonetheless completely inappropriate and should not have occurred. Editors have talked to the reporter in question about the lapse.”
So who was the reporter?
WE WANT A NAME.
The Daily Mail is battling a defamation suit for publishing a report suggesting the modeling agency that once employed Melania was actually an escort service.
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