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Miles Archer

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:46 AM Yesterday

Guns N' Roses, Grace Jones, & Prince's estate told the First Nude to F*CK OFF, would NOT allow their music in her movie [View all]

A producer for the documentary about Melania Trump has named three artists whose music the first lady wanted to include in the film, but was denied.

Marc Beckman, Trump’s manager and the CEO of New York advertising agency DMA United, claimed that he was unable to get permission from Guns N’ Roses, Grace Jones, and Prince’s estate for their music. The reason, he said, was political.

“There was music that we tried to get, but sadly, there were politics to it,” Beckman, who repeatedly insisted that the documentary wasn’t “political,” told Variety.

“For example, the guys from Guns N’ Roses split down the middle politically. There was a beautiful song we wanted to use, and one of the guys — I don’t want to name, it’s not fair —said, ‘You got it. Go.’ And the other one was basically like, ‘There’s just no way.’ We needed everybody’s approval to get it in the film. So Guns N’ Roses was definitely a disappointment for us; we all have a lot of respect for Guns N’ Roses.“

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/melania-producer-names-artists-who-snubbed-first-lady/

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