Donald Trump has confirmed that he’ll sue Grammys host Trevor Noah after he made a joke in regards to the president and Jeffrey Epstein.
The South African comic was in cost finally evening’s occasion in LA, which was already inflicting controversy due to a daring outfit alternative from Chappell Roan and a moderately amusing second from Cher, when she introduced a winner as an artist who has been useless for over 20 years.
Plenty of the winners on the music awards, together with Billie Eilish, Unhealthy Bunny and Olivia Dean, had been additionally fast to name out the USA Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the latest shootings in Minneapolis, which claimed the lives of US residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Naturally, the hosts at occasions such because the Grammys and the Oscars are paid to make jokes about present occasions, so Noah was maybe at all times going to make reference to the additional three million pages of the Epstein recordsdata which had been launched late final week.
He mentioned: “Tune of the Yr — that could be a Grammy that each artist needs virtually as a lot as Trump needs Greenland, which is sensible as a result of Epstein’s island is gone, he wants a brand new one to hang around with Invoice Clinton.”
Whereas being talked about within the recordsdata is not essentially an indication of any wrongdoing, the president is talked about greater than 1,000 instances within the newest launch, and was a long-time affiliate of the disgraced financier.
Nonetheless, he and lots of others have unsurprisingly continued to disclaim ever visiting his notorious island, the place younger ladies could be taken and abused.
Trump has now claimed that Noah’s joke was ‘false and defamatory’ and vowed to sue him in an outburst on Fact Social.
The 79-year-old wrote: “Noah mentioned, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Invoice Clinton frolicked on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!
“I can’t communicate for Invoice, however I’ve by no means been to Epstein Island, nor wherever shut, and till tonight’s false and defamatory assertion, have by no means been accused of being there, not even by the Pretend Information Media.
“It appears to be like like I’ll be sending my attorneys to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for lots$.”
Trump additionally addressed the state of affairs on Saturday (31 January) whereas chatting with reporters on Air Power One, after much more fury was directed in direction of these talked about within the intensive recordsdata.
He mentioned: “I did not see it myself however I used to be instructed by some crucial folks that, not solely does it absolve me, it is the alternative of what folks had been hoping, you already know, the novel left.”
The White House and Division of Justice additionally hit out on the claims, calling them ‘unfounded and false’, declaring that the claims would have already been used as political ammunition in opposition to the president in the event that they had been credible.
“Among the paperwork include unfaithful and sensationalist claims in opposition to President Trump that had been submitted to the FBI proper earlier than the 2020 election,” they mentioned in a press release.
“To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they’ve a shred of credibility, they definitely would have been weaponised in opposition to President Trump already.”
LADbible Group has contacted the representatives of Trevor Noah for remark.
Grammys 2026 nominations
Report Of The Yr
DtMF – Unhealthy Bunny
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
Anxiousness – Doechii
WILDFLOWER – Billie Eilish
Abracadabra – Woman Gaga
luther – Kendrick Lamar With SZA (winner)
The Subway – Chappell Roan
APT. – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
Album Of The Yr
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Unhealthy Bunny (winner)
SWAG – Justin Bieber
Man’s Greatest Buddy – Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Kind Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
MAYHEM – Woman Gaga
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
MUTT – Leon Thomas
CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
Tune Of The Yr
Abracadabra – Woman Gaga
Anxiousness – Doechii
APT – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
DtMF – Unhealthy Bunny
Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters
Luther – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
WILDFLOWER – Billie Eilish (winner)
Greatest New Artist
Olivia Dean (winner)
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Younger
Greatest Pop Solo Efficiency
DAISIES – Justin Bieber
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
Illness – Woman Gaga
The Subway – Chappell Roan
Messy – Lola Younger (winner)
Greatest Rock Efficiency
U Ought to Not Be Doing That – Amyl and The Sniffers
The Vacancy Machine – Linkin Park
NEVER ENOUGH – Turnstile
Mirtazapine – Hayley Williams
Modifications (Dwell From Villa Park) Again To The Starting – YUNGBLUD Ft Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II (winner)
Greatest R&B Efficiency
YUKON – Justin Bieber
It Relies upon – Chris Brown That includes Bryson Tiller
Folded – Kehlani (winner)
MUTT (Dwell From NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Leon Thomas
Coronary heart Of A Girl – Summer time Walker
Greatest Rap Efficiency
Exterior – Cardi B
Chains & Whips – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice That includes Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Anxiousness – Doechii
television off – Kendrick Lamar Ft Lefty Gunplay (winner)
Darling, I – Tyler, The Creator Ft Teezo Landing
Greatest Music Video
Younger Lion – Sade
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
So Be It – Clipse
Anxiousness – Doechii (winner)
Love – OK Go
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