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Amazon pulls rights to Melania film after theater mocks it

Without irony, mockery, or marquee humor, Melania is just a weird hat.

Jason Weisberger
Feb 04, 2026
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A theater in Lake Oswego tried to garner some ticket sales for Melania’s Brett Ratner-directed bomb with clever marquee jokes. Amazon became so offended that they yanked the theater’s license to show the film.

“Got a call that the higher ups (i.e., at Amazon) were upset with how our marquee marketed their movie (i.e., Melania), that, per them, Sunday wou…

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