In 2016, some months before the US presidential elections, The Daily Mail published a highly controversial article that seemingly rattled Melania. The media house tried to link the former model with the European and US high-end escort business; a move viewed as an attack on Trump’s presidential bid. Mrs. Trump was angered by the article and filed a libel claim allegedly worth $150 million. The media house was forced to delete its earlier article, apologize to the First Lady and pay an undisclosed amount in damages.