The paper that has long claimed to deliver all the news that’s fit to print isn’t naming the reporter who allegedly referred to first lady Melania Trump as a “hooker” at a New York Fashion Week event.
.@nytimes reprimands reporter for sharing 'unfounded rumor' about Melania Trump https://t.co/6gL8NfgPOs pic.twitter.com/RoWJV3WQ8X
— POLITICO (@politico) February 13, 2017
We’re including “allegedly,” although according to Politico, the Times released a statement saying that even though the reporter doesn’t cover Washington or politics, the comment was inappropriate, and “editors have talked to the reporter in question about the lapse” — so it doesn’t seem as though the Times is denying the charge, which was leveled by actress Emily Ratajkowski.
Sat next to a journalist from the NYT last night who told me "Melania is a hooker." Whatever your politics it's crucial to call this out for
— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) February 13, 2017
what it is: slut shaming. I don't care about her nudes or sexual history and no one should.
— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) February 13, 2017
Gender specific attacks are disgusting sexist bullshit.
— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) February 13, 2017
The Times isn’t denying Ratajkowski’s story about a reporter passing along the “unfounded rumor,” but the paper does seem to be denying the public the reporter’s name.
NAME we need a NAME https://t.co/M3Q3wJ2fTE
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 13, 2017
great minds think alike ?
— Aviva (@avivalev) February 13, 2017
I will pay $500 to the person who identifies the NYT reporter who said this.
— Eric Demamp (@ericdemamp) February 13, 2017
If only the paper had an investigative reporter on staff to dig into this mystery.
Join the conversation as a VIP Member