00:03A fresh controversy is swirling around First Lady Melania Trump after a leaked audio recording
00:10reignited allegations about how she first met U.S. President Donald Trump. At the center of the
00:17storm is Brazilian former model Amanda Ungaro, who claims Melania Trump was introduced to
00:24Donald Trump by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and not by Trump ally Paolo Zampoli,
00:31as has long been publicly stated. The explosive allegations surfaced in a recorded WhatsApp message
00:39that was leaked online and quickly spread across social media platforms. According to the recording,
00:45Ungaro directly challenged the widely accepted version of events surrounding Melania and Donald
00:51Trump's first meeting in New York in 1998. Ungaro claimed that Epstein, not Zampoli,
00:58was responsible for introducing Melania to Trump. The allegation has generated significant attention
01:05because it directly contradicts the story that has been publicly maintained for years.
01:10That account states that Melania met Donald Trump during New York Fashion Week in 1998
01:16through businessman and modeling agent Paolo Zampoli. In the leaked recording, Ungaro claimed she knew
01:24the truth because of her long personal relationship with Zampoli. She alleged that Zampoli had privately
01:30acknowledged that Epstein played the key role in bringing Melania and Trump together. The audio was later
01:37deleted, but by then it had already been widely circulated online. As the claims gained traction,
01:44Paolo Zampoli strongly pushed back. He dismissed the allegations outright and described them as a
01:50disgrace. Zampoli also expressed concern about Ungaro's well-being and rejected her version of events.
01:57The controversy comes just weeks after Melania Trump publicly addressed similar rumors. During an April
02:04press conference, she firmly denied any suggestion that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump.
02:10She stated that she was not one of Epstein's victims and insisted that Epstein had no role in
02:16bringing her and Trump together. She maintained that she met Donald Trump by chance at a New York City
02:23party in 1998. Melania also said that her first encounter with Jeffrey Epstein happened years later
02:29in 2000 when she and Donald Trump attended an event where Epstein was present. For now, the renewed
02:36allegations remain unverified and are based on claims made in the leaked recording. No evidence has
02:43been publicly presented to support the accusation that Epstein introduced Melania Trump to Donald Trump.
02:49Still, the viral audio has once again placed Melania Trump's past under intense public scrutiny
02:55and reignited debate over one of the most discussed chapters of her early years in New York. Whether the
03:02controversy fades or sparks further revelations remains to be seen.
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