Leaked Email: President Trump's Modeling Agency Is Shutting Down

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Source: MotherJones





Leaked Email: President Trump's Modeling Agency Is Shutting Down
Business partners are told it's over for one of Trump's most prized businesses.

James West Apr. 10, 2017 12:01 PM


One of President Donald Trump's favorite businesses will go the way of Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump Airlines, and Trump Magazine: his embattled New York modeling firm, Trump Model Management, has officially told its business associates around the world to prepare for its closure, according to an email obtained by Mother Jones.

Over the weekend, Corinne Nicolas, president of Trump Models, informed industry colleagues of the pending closure of the 18-year-old agency, in which Trump owns an 85 percent stake (according to his most recent financial disclosure). "The Trump Organization is choosing to exit the modeling industry," Nicolas wrote in the email. "On the heels of the recent sale of the Miss Universe Organization, the company is choosing to focus on their core businesses in the real estate, golf and hospitality space." (The Trump Organization sold the Miss Universe Organization, which also runs the Miss USA beauty pageant, to the talent agency WME-IMG about 18 months ago, following a controversy over then-candidate Trump's remarks about Mexican immigrants.)
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Mother Jones reported before the election that Trump's modeling agency had a history of employing foreign models who said they violated immigration rules by working in the US without work visas. That investigation also detailed how Trump Models forced its recruits to pay sky-high rent to live in crammed living quarters, while levying a dizzying number of fees and expenses on its talent that left some models in deep debt to the agency.

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Since Trump's election, models and staff members have been fleeing his agency. Industry sources told Mother Jones last week that this was a direct result of Trump's divisive politics, which have made his brand toxic in the modeling world.

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Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/leaked-email-trump-models-will-officially-shut-down

[Miles Archer]

1. Guess he'll have to find other "merchandise" to "inspect."

A truly sad day for America. I'll always remember where I was on this day, when I heard this tragic news.

[forgotmylogin]

23. "...choosing to focus on their core businesses in the real estate, golf and hospitality space."

How about choosing to focus on your core business of running the country?

[Gothmog]

2. But it is time for trump to look for a new wife

[niyad]

3. putin is taking care of that for him

[tazkcmo]

5. Yup

Apparently they already held auditions in the room Obama stayed in.

[MineralMan]

7. All those young Russian porn actresses?

Which will he choose, one wonders?

[Hortensis]

8. Wouldn't bet a nickle we won't find out eventually.

But--who says an old dog can't change? Don't know who to attribute this to, but the family's cleaning up his act a bit. Who knows? Trump's family foundation may start sending orphans to Julliard and perhaps set up a new foundation for personality disorder research before this is over.

[Sunlei]

12. No they take top tier for wives-athletes, models, well educated. Wealthy men never marry used goods.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Birds are fleeing Tweetie Bird

wonder why?

[BumRushDaShow]

6. "levying a dizzying number of fees and expenses on its talent that left some models in deep debt"

Modern day share-cropping.

[Nitram]

9. Trump looked at the agency as a pool of talent for his sexual abuse forays.

[Sunlei]

15. Party Favors ,for those hundreds, thousands? of fun parties full of young barely legal age? woman.

[More_Cowbell]

10. Because Trump can't figure out how to make money on it during his presidency

He can use that money to buy more golf courses and hotels that he can use to rip off the American people.

[Solly Mack]

11. Is it just me or does that sound a lot like human trafficking?

Because that sounds like human trafficking for eventual prostitution to me.

Deep in debt? You owe us! My Friend is coming to town, a friend who needs an escort. Important friend. Be nice to him and you'll get more modeling jobs.

Mother Jones reported before the election that Trump's modeling agency had a history of employing foreign models who said they violated immigration rules by working in the US without work visas. That investigation also detailed how Trump Models forced its recruits to pay sky-high rent to live in crammed living quarters, while levying a dizzying number of fees and expenses on its talent that left some models in deep debt to the agency.

[mopinko]

16. yup. it sounds exactly like human trafficking. jeffery epstein

promised his young "prostitutes" modeling jobs.

sounds exactly like the prostitution rings that were busted in chi for trafficking in european immigrants. the same high rent for living like sardines. these were the strippers for several of chicago's strip joints. (i refuse to call them what they call themselves- gentleman's clubs.)

the industry is known for bring a cover for trafficking and prostitution. not to mention drugs.

[Solly Mack]

17. Thank you! Because it reeks of trafficking to me.

More especially considering his ties to Russian mobsters, who engage in the exact same trade.

[mopinko]

19. i have been waiting for this to come out.

i posted this in a lot of the jane doe threads.

i have little doubt that their "services" are part of the drumph hotel "amenities"

[Solly Mack]

20. One of the disturbing, in a host of disturbing, is

thinking that law enforcement had to have some idea.

[mopinko]

21. oh of course they did.

and immigration official probably had their pockets lined bigly.

[maxrandb]

13. Escort Service is much cheaper in China

and since he now has the brand for Trump Chinese Escorts and Massage Parlor, he no longer needs a phony modeling front business here

[Solly Mack]

18. Excellent reminder!

[3_Limes]

14. Gee. What a shame...

Reminds me of the "charity" that Jerry Sandusky used to run.

Any potential "customers" that he may have had are much, much better off w/ that predator out of business.

[samnsara]

22. thats all kinds of creeeeepy.....