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| Karen McDougal apologises to Melania Trump for alleged affair | Karen McDougal apologises to Melania Trump for alleged affair |
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| Former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump in 2006, has apologised to his wife Melania Trump. | Former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump in 2006, has apologised to his wife Melania Trump. |
| In a CNN interview, Ms McDougal said she would tell the first lady she was sorry for the alleged 10-month affair and she "wouldn't want it done to me". | In a CNN interview, Ms McDougal said she would tell the first lady she was sorry for the alleged 10-month affair and she "wouldn't want it done to me". |
| She also said she cried on the way home after Mr Trump offered her money during their first encounter. | |
| The president and the White House have both denied the alleged affair. | The president and the White House have both denied the alleged affair. |
| "I'm sorry. I wouldn't want it done to me," she told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Thursday. | "I'm sorry. I wouldn't want it done to me," she told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Thursday. |
| "When I look back, where I was back then, I know it's wrong," she said in an emotional plea. "I'm really sorry for that. I know it's a wrong thing to do." | "When I look back, where I was back then, I know it's wrong," she said in an emotional plea. "I'm really sorry for that. I know it's a wrong thing to do." |
| Ms McDougal signed a deal worth $150,000 (£106,000) to tell her story exclusively to the tabloid newspaper, the National Enquirer, in 2016. | Ms McDougal signed a deal worth $150,000 (£106,000) to tell her story exclusively to the tabloid newspaper, the National Enquirer, in 2016. |
| However, the article was never published and Ms McDougal insists she was tricked into silence about the relationship. | However, the article was never published and Ms McDougal insists she was tricked into silence about the relationship. |
| She is now suing the publication to end the deal. | She is now suing the publication to end the deal. |
| Ms McDougal is one of three women who have launched law suits over affairs or sexual assault claims involving the president. | Ms McDougal is one of three women who have launched law suits over affairs or sexual assault claims involving the president. |
| These are the other two: | These are the other two: |
| The porn star: Stormy Daniels | The porn star: Stormy Daniels |
| Porn actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, says she and Mr Trump had a sexual relationship lasting several months in 2006. | Porn actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, says she and Mr Trump had a sexual relationship lasting several months in 2006. |
| She says that she was paid $130,000 (around £92,000) by Mr Trump's lawyer to remain silent about the affair just before the 2016 election. | She says that she was paid $130,000 (around £92,000) by Mr Trump's lawyer to remain silent about the affair just before the 2016 election. |
| Ms Clifford has now filed a lawsuit which aims to scrap the agreement, which her lawyer says she was physically threatened into accepting. | Ms Clifford has now filed a lawsuit which aims to scrap the agreement, which her lawyer says she was physically threatened into accepting. |
| Earlier this year, an interview she gave to InTouch magazine in 2011 about her alleged relationship with Mr Trump resurfaced. | Earlier this year, an interview she gave to InTouch magazine in 2011 about her alleged relationship with Mr Trump resurfaced. |
| A polygraph test from the interview obtained by CBS News concluded that she had been "truthful" in her account. | A polygraph test from the interview obtained by CBS News concluded that she had been "truthful" in her account. |
| The president has denied any sexual relationship with the actress. | The president has denied any sexual relationship with the actress. |
| His lawyers are now suing Ms Daniels for $20m (£14m) for breaching the non-disclosure agreement. | His lawyers are now suing Ms Daniels for $20m (£14m) for breaching the non-disclosure agreement. |
| An interview with Ms Daniels is due to air on CBS News on Sunday. | An interview with Ms Daniels is due to air on CBS News on Sunday. |
| The Apprentice contestant: Summer Zervos | The Apprentice contestant: Summer Zervos |
| Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, was one of a number of women who made allegations of sexual misconduct against Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential race. | Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, was one of a number of women who made allegations of sexual misconduct against Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential race. |
| She accuses Mr Trump of sexually assaulting her at a Beverly Hills hotel in 2007. | She accuses Mr Trump of sexually assaulting her at a Beverly Hills hotel in 2007. |
| Ms Zervos says that he groped her and "began thrusting his genitals" during a meeting to discuss employment opportunities. | Ms Zervos says that he groped her and "began thrusting his genitals" during a meeting to discuss employment opportunities. |
| While president-elect, Mr Trump dismissed the allegations against him and said that Ms Zervos and other accusers were "sick" and driven by fame, money or politics. | While president-elect, Mr Trump dismissed the allegations against him and said that Ms Zervos and other accusers were "sick" and driven by fame, money or politics. |
| Ms Zervos filed a defamation law suit against Mr Trump in January 2017, but his lawyers argued that as the president he could not be sued. | Ms Zervos filed a defamation law suit against Mr Trump in January 2017, but his lawyers argued that as the president he could not be sued. |
| A judge in New York has now overturned that decision, meaning that Ms Zervos's case against the president will continue. | A judge in New York has now overturned that decision, meaning that Ms Zervos's case against the president will continue. |