The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that this past Saturday night, while the United States was reeling from the killing of a Minneapolis nurse by federal Border Patrol agents -- the victim, Alex Pretti, was shot multiple times while being restrained, face-first, on the ground during a civilian demonstration -- President Donald Trump and a coterie of VIPs from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Wall Street gathered at the White House to watch an exclusive sneak preview of Melania. The Globe's Barry Hertz writes that Amazon MGM Studios acquired the project for $40-million (U.S.), an eye-watering figure that represents the single biggest cheque that the studio has ever cut for a documentary. (It was also nearly three times the price of the next-closest offer for the film's rights, which came from Disney.) Critics did not receive advance screenings. Directed by Brett Ratner, best known for the Rush Hour films and the very worst XMen movie, the documentary follows 20 days in the life of the First Lady in the leadup to her husband's 2025 inauguration. The film marks the first feature from Mr. Ratner since his 2014 adventure Hercules. The director was publicly accused of sexual harassment and assault by six women in 2017.