We recently heard a rumor that made us throw up in our mouths a little. Rumor is Madonna once asked Donald Trump out on a date. But is it true? Let’s take a closer look.
The rumor reportedly started in 1991 when John Miller, Trump’s publicist, told People magazine, “[Madonna] called and wanted to go out with [Trump], that I can tell you.”
There were even reports that Madonna showed up at Trump’s Plaza Hotel “in a beautiful evening gown and combat boots” to meet him, but Trump turned her down. Miller said, “He’s got zero interest that night.” (Which is surprising considering that Trump is a megalomaniac and self-professed sexual assaulter.)
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But in a recent interview with The New York Times, Madonna denied the rumors and explained the only time she ever remembers interacting with Trump:
What she remembered was talking to him on the phone in Florida. “I did a Versace campaign with Steven Meisel at his house in Palm Beach,” she said. He kept calling to talk to her. “He kept going: ‘Hey, is everything O.K.? Finding yourself comfortable? Are the beds comfortable? Is everything good? Are you happy?’?”
She said that Trump had a weak character but that this wasn’t a surprise for an alpha male. “They’re overcompensating for how insecure they feel — a man who is secure with himself, a human who is secure with themselves, doesn’t have to go around bullying people all the time.”
There are three other reasons we should view Miller’s story with extreme skepticism: First, Trump and his publicists are pathological liars. The man himself has told 10,111 lies during 828 days as president, a minimum of 12 lies a day.
Second, it’s well known that Trump lies to boost his own reputation. In fact, CNN just reported that between 1981 and 1995, Trump planted stories in multiple New York tabloids and national papers that British Royal family members were seeking to stay in his properties, something the Royal Family repeatedly denied.
Lastly, it’s well known that Trump often planted these stories using an alias. One of those aliases: John Miller. So if “Miller” told People that Madonna tried to date Trump, then you can pretty much trust that the rumor was started by Trump himself in a pathetic bid for attention. Sad.
Cam
Actual headline should be:
Trump posing as one of his own P.R. staff lied to claim Madonna asked him out.
spartanluv
No Madonna never tried, and this story is dumb.
Brian
The only reason women would date Trump is the money. Seeing how Madonna was already worth a few hundred million by 1991, there’s no way.
graphicjack
As if.
Madonna has a thing for Latinos and black men, some butch women, and tough guys like Sean Penn. Her only forays into douchiness were Guy Richie and Vanilla Ice and even they seem hot and cool compared to Trump. She’s never been a gold-digger because she made her own money. She’s into men who are sexually attractive and/or are talented and funny. And tiny-hands Rump would never get her moist because he is NONE of these things. Where does he even come close to dudes like Warren Beatty, JFK Jr., Dennis Rodman, Tupac, Carlos Leon, Tony Ward and Jose Canseco? This reeks of ‘fake news’.
BigJohnSF
Madonna is a well-known size queen, so she would have no use for mushroom dick.
dontmakemesayit
Trump wishes.
So…. I guess this is “Fake News”????
roblebald77
TONY WARD………Such a gorgeous man.
Bryguyf69
Had to look him up. Found the video, “Tony Ward Shrine exclusive: Behind a shooting with Tony Ward.” You seriously find that attractive??? Ugh. Looks like an uglier drug-infested version of Sean Penn, and I don’t find Penn even remotely attractive. And yes, I also found photos of him during his Madonna days. Still unattractive, only younger with better hair.
OzJosh
It’s amazing that Queerty would even publish this nonsense, knowing what we all know about Trump. He and this various “publicists” (more often than not just Trump posing as a publicist) were forever spreading stories about his exploits with famous women. Mostly they never happened. Where they did the women tell an entirely different story, usually not at all flattering to Trump. Trump would also frequently call famous women he’d never met and offer to fly them to one of his homes or casinos for a dinner, clearly intending to bed them. Look up Emma Thompson on Youtube relating her experience of Trump cold-calling her for a “date”. Like everything about Trump it’s a nauseating mix of pathetic and creepy.
Chrisk
Like anyone would sleep with mushroom dick for free.