Who says I'm a millionaire?
NEW YORK - Who wants to be a millionaire? Not Donald Trump, a
self-professed billionaire.
The real estate mogul and reality TV star said on Tuesday that he
had filed a lawsuit against author Timothy O'Brien for pegging his
net worth at no more than US$250 million (S$405.3 million).
Trump, who is known for his reality show The Apprentice, sued
O'Brien and his publisher, Warner Books, for defamatory statements
in the book, TrumpNation: The Art Of Being The Donald.
At issue is Trump's net worth, which O'Brien reported was US$150
million to US$250 million, citing three people with direct
knowledge of his finances.
Trump contends that his net worth is at least US$2.7 billion. He
said the suit seeks US$5 billion in compensatory and punitive
damages from Warner and O'Brien, a New York Times reporter who
covered Trump's businesses for more than a decade.
'I believe it is important to expose irresponsible, malicious and
false reporting,' Trump said in a statement.
A Warner Books spokesman said Trump had participated extensively
and willingly in O'Brien's research for the book and the author was
willing to meet Trump at any time to discuss its merits.
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