Emily Ratajkowski defends Melania Trump after renowned reporter calls her 'a hooker'

An unnamed New York Times reporter apparently called Melania Trump “a hooker” at an event while sitting next to Emily Ratajkowski, who took to Twitter about the indecent remarks. It reached both Melania, and the said reporter apologised publicly.

Recently, Melania Trump became the First Lady of the US after her husband, Donald Trump, was elected the president. The couple have not received full support from everyone. However, for Ratajkowski, it has gone too far.

Emily Ratajkowski, an American actress and model, took to Twitter her disgust about what the New York Times reporter had told her. She said in her three-part series of tweets, “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 what it is: slut shaming. I don’t care about her nudes or sexual history and no one should. Gender specific attacks are disgusting sexist bulls***.” These were tweeted on Monday. As of time of writing, the three posts have been retweeted over 8,000 times altogether.

After a day, it seems news has gathered and even Melania Trump heard of Ratajkowski’s tweets. On Tuesday, Trump sent out a tweet to Ratajkowski. (See tweet below.)

However, this was met with backlash as many replied to Melania's tweet that she herself does not stand up for other women. Furthermore, she has received a lot of comments about her husband’s inappropriate remarks about women. She has not replied to any of these comments.

According to CBS News, Jacob Bernstein is the New York Times reporter who said that Melania was “a hooker.” On Wednesday, Bernstein expressed his apologies on Twitter as well. Although he did not mention any names, he mentioned “first lady” in his text.

"I want to take ownership of a mistake I made," Bernstein said on Twitter. "Speaking at a party in what I thought was a personal conversation, I nevertheless made a stupid remark about the first lady."

He continued, "My editors have made it clear my behaviour was not in keeping with the standards of the Times, and I agree. My mistake, referring to unfounded rumours, shouldn’t reflect on anyone else and I apologise profusely." There are no updates as to whether or not his apology was accepted.

Applause to all women around the world who speak up, stand up and support other women! @emrata #PowerOfEveryWoman #PowerOfTheFirstLady

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) February 14, 2017