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Jeff Bezos denies role in Melania Trump documentary, says ‘people are very curious’ about first lady

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday defended his company’s decision to back a Melania Trump documentary, saying he had no involvement in the deal and rejecting claims it was intended to curry favor with President Donald Trump.Speaking with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, the tech billionaire dismissed reports suggesting he personally pushed Amazon to acquire the film."The ‘Melania’ thing is a falsehood that will not die," Bezos said. "I see it reported all the time that somehow I was involved in this ... It's not true. We have denied it. Melania's office has denied it. It's not true."Even so, Be...