Melania Trump has won her libel suit against a blogger who said last year that she had been an ‘escort’.
Here’s the reported statement from Melania:
Just in: Melania Trump settles with the Maryland blogger she accused of defaming her in escort story pic.twitter.com/9NHqVfkfOx
— Eriq Gardner (@eriqgardner) February 7, 2017
And here’s the apology from the jerk who lied about her:
JUST IN: @MELANIATRUMP settles libel lawsuit against blogger who suggested she was once an "escort." pic.twitter.com/J0ipev8TDD
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) February 7, 2017
Scoop: Melania Trump has settled her libel suit against blogger Webster Griffin Tarpley. He agreed to pay a "substantial sum," lawyer says: pic.twitter.com/xp9oh9k2EL
— Ben Mullin (@BenMullin) February 7, 2017
Here’s what the case was about, specifically, according to Lawnewz:
Last year, on Tarpley’s website, Tarpley.net, he blogged about how there were reports that Melania suffered from a “breakdown” after accusations she plagiarized portions of her speech at the GOP Convention, according to court documents. He also blogged about “rumors” from other sources that Melania once worked as a high-end escort. Tarpley issued a retraction and apologized shortly after publishing the story, but Trump sued anyway. The Daily Mail published a similar story, which has since been retracted, but Melania sued them as well.
It’s being reported that the blogger has not only agreed to apologize, but to pay Melania Trump a ‘substantial sum’. I wonder if that sum is substantial for Tarpley or substantial for Melania… My guess is it’s the former, considering Melania Trump is a billionaire.