First Lady Melania Trump this week refiled a libel lawsuit against the corporation that publishes the Daily Mail's website, this time in New York, for reporting rumors that she worked as an escort. In the new filing Monday, the first lady's attorneys argue the report damaged her ability to profit off her high profile. The lawsuit now filed in New York, where the corporation has offices, seeks compensatory and punitive damages of at least $150 million. Trump had sued Mail Media Inc. along with blogger Webster Tarpley for reporting the rumors. Trump filed the lawsuit in Maryland after both Tarpley and the Daily Mail issued retractions.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 07, 2017 15:50 UTC