As First Lady, Melania Trump enjoys the same Secret Service protection that her famous husband gets. Arguably, though, her security detail usually doesn’t have to work so hard because it’s relatively rare that she really even leaves the White House. Compare that to Donald Trump, who is constantly traveling around the country and even around the world, which puts him at risk of being targeted by the many people he has offended over the years.
Recently, though, Melania Trump’s Secret Service agents got more nervous than ever before. And it wasn’t because of her leaving the White House…rather, it was about who she let in. You see, Melania has an upcoming documentary that will soon hit theaters, and she chose one of Hollywood’s most controversial directors to film it. In turn, what he did next effectively caused a nightmare for these agents.
Just who is this controversial director? What did he do to make the Secret Service so nervous, and how does Melania really feel about the people guarding her family? Keep reading to find out!
Melania Trump is headed for the big screen
You may be surprised to hear that Melania Trump will soon be hitting the big screen. No, she’s not appearing in someone else’s movie, though that wouldn’t be so crazy…after all, she’s a former model, and her husband, Donald Trump, previously made a number of cameos as himself in movies like Home Alone 2. However, Melania has something more ambitious in mind: she is starring in a documentary about her life that will be hitting theaters on January 30th, 2026.
The movie is being made by Amazon, and they paid quite handsomely for the privilege of creating a Melania Trump documentary. How handsomely are we talking? It turns out that the FLOTUS secured a cool $40 million for this project. It’s a sum that boggled the minds of many of the biggest movers and shakers in Hollywood. And the movie is being directed by someone Hollywood has largely turned its back on: Brett Ratner.
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A controversial director gets complete access
Melania Trump’s upcoming documentary is directed by Brett Ratner. Once upon a time, he was one of the bigger names in Hollywood, responsible for bringing us such major films as Rush Hour and X-Men 3: The Last Stand. However, he hasn’t directed any high-profile movies in recent years because he was accused of sexual conduct of sexual misconduct by six different women. Ratner has always denied these claims and has never been convicted of wrongdoing, but his Hollywood prospects nonetheless seemed to fade after these women went public.
Now, he is poised to make a comeback in the most unexpected way: by directing the upcoming Melania Trump documentary. There are rumors that he helped her secure the $40 million Amazon deal, which might make the FLOTUS feel very grateful. In turn, this would explain her surprising decision to give Brett Ratner unfettered access to the White House. This meant that he could go anywhere he wanted in the home of Donald Trump, the most powerful man in the world.
That surprised even Melania’s biggest fans. It also reportedly frustrated her Secret Service detail because they are used to insulating her from outsiders and keeping the White House completely secure. With Ratner wandering around, they couldn’t accomplish either of these goals, which naturally left these agents very uneasy.
Why Secret Service agents loved being assigned to Melania
It’s understandable that Melania Trump’s documentary would make the Secret Service nervous. After all, she reportedly gave Brett Ratner a nearly unprecedented level of access to the White House. But would you believe that before the director came on the scene, protecting Melania was a detail most Secret Service agents dreamed of?
Stephanie Grisham used to be Melania Trump’s chief of staff, and she spilled quite a bit of tea in her book, I’ll Take Your Questions Now. One of Grisham’s more explosive claims is that the Secret Service nicknamed Melania “Rapunzel” because, like the fairy tale character, she never left the house. Grisham alleged that the Secret Service members wanted to be assigned to Melania because they would have plenty of extra free time. While Melania denied this via a spokesperson, this nickname might explain why the agents hated how much work they had to do when Brett Ratner was around!
Interestingly, the alleged “Rapunzel” didn’t always have nice things to say about the Secret Service. After the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Melania alleged there are “holes” in her family’s Secret Service protection and that “something is going on at the top level.” These claims have never been proven, but we can only imagine that they made things even chillier between Melania and her security detail.