SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016

Melania Trump Demands Apology, Retraction Over People Writer’s Claim n attorney for Melania Trump is demanding an apol- ogy and retraction from People, challenging some of Athe facts of a People writer’s story in which she claims that Donald Trump forced himself on her during a 2005 assignment. The story by Natasha Stoynoff was posted on Wednesday, and she contends that, while his wife was away, Donald Trump physically attacked her in a room at the Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Stoynoff wrote that she had been sent there to do an interview with the Trumps on their first anniversary. Charles Harder, who is representing Melania Trump, wrote in a letter to Stoynoff and People editor-in-chief Jess Cagle that several statements in the piece are “false and completely fictionalized.” He cited Stoynoff’s contention that after the incident happened, she ran into Melania Trump on Fifth Avenue. According to Stoynoff, Melania Trump asked her, “Natasha, why don’t we see you anymore?” She then gave her a hug. “I was quiet and smiled, telling her I missed her, and I squeezed little Barron’s foot.” Harder wrote, “The true facts are there: Mrs. Trump did not encounter Ms. Stoynoff on the street, nor have any conversation with her. The two are not friends or even friendly. At the time in question, Mrs. Trump would not have even recognized Ms. Stoynoff if they had encountered ‘How To Get Away With Murder’: one another on the street.” The letter threatens legal action if a retraction isn’t issued. The letter does not cite the incident with Donald Trump, who has said Stoynoff’s claim of the assault “did Who Is Pregnant? And Who Is Dead? not happen.” His campaign also called her account a “fic- tional story.” In a speech, he said of Stoynoff, “Take a look, poiler alert: Do not read ahead, if you have not watched I wouldn’t discount any theory. I think it could anyone. Part of you take a look. Look at her, look at her words, you tell me Season 3, episode 4, of “How To Get Away With Murder,” what makes the writing so good and interesting is that you never what you think. I don’t think so.” Swhich aired Thursday, Oct. 13 on ABC. really can guess what’s going to happen. Me, from my personal Each week of “How To Get Away With Murder” this season experience as a viewer and from reading the scripts, is I never try Between Takes reveals who will not be killed off in the night of the house fire-but to guess. In her story, Stoynoff wrote that with his wife away, “we tonight’s “lucky” victim, though alive, winds up in the hospital. Laurel and Wes (Alfred Enoch) have a very unique relationship, walked into that room alone, and Trump shut the door Last week, the flash-forward revealed that aside from the dead and even his girlfriend Meggy has been irritated by how close behind us. I turned around, and within seconds he was body under the sheet, firefighters found an additional body in they are. Is it possible that Laurel and Wes get together and he’s pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down Annalise’s (Viola Davis) basement, but there’s still a pulse. the father? my throat.” Harder is representing Melania Trump in sepa- Turns out, that person is Laurel (Karla Souza). And she’s preg- Yeah, I mean anything is possible. We’re still a number of rate litigation against the Daily Mail after they published a nant. episodes away and we’ll find out a lot more of these details. story that cited claims she had once worked as an “escort.” Tonight’s flash-forward scenes, which bookend the episode, Speaking of relationships, we didn’t see a lot of Asher and The Daily Mail did issue a retraction. show someone being rushed from the house fire to the hospital. Michaela (Aja Naomi King) in tonight’s episode, but let’s talk Cagle posted a lengthy defense of Stoynoff and the sto- By episode’s end, none other than Wes’ girlfriend Meggy (Corbin about them-how would you define their relationship at this ry on People.com on Thursday, writing that “Ms. Stoynoff is Reid) who works in the hospital, brings in the charts of the uncon- point? a remarkable, ethical, honest and patriotic woman, and she scious female patient, which reveal that she is pregnant. And Asher’s definition of their relationship is probably different has shared her story of being physically attacked by Donald that’s when Meggy recognizes Laurel. than Michaela’s. Asher believes there’s a real connection there Trump in 2005 because she felt it was her duty to make the Laurel’s surprise pregnancy wasn’t the only cliffhanger. Four and he really believes that they’re making their way to something public aware. weeks earlier, prior to the flash-forward, Laurel is investigating very serious. Michaela, I believe, is resisting that with all of her will “To assign any other motive is a disgusting, pathetic Frank’s whereabouts, now that she has information on his loca- and understandably so. It’s complicated. I think Michaela is really attempt to victimize her again. We stand steadfastly by her, tion from her father. He’s in the town of Coalport, PA, and is in dis- interested in a truly physical level-or at least that’s what she and are proud to publish her clear, credible account of guise as a medical ward janitor named Kevin. After he thinks. I think Asher is trying to fight for his love and his feelings what happened.” — Reuters schmoozes-and has sex with-a female employee who let’s him in of emotion and caring towards Michaela. It remains to be seen the ward, he finds his way into-gasp! — Bonnie’s (Liza Weil) how that will progress. father’s room and kills him. Bonnie now knows about Asher and Michaela hooking up. In Back at Annalise’s house-again, weeks before the flash-for- tonight’s episode Asher and Bonnie have to work together on the ward house fire- pro bono case. Are they able to be totally civil with each other Bonnie learns of her father’s death and tells Annalise. Laurel, now? who’s in the house, overhears their conversation and tells Bonnie At this point, I’m actually pretty impressed-more with Asher that she knows it’s Frank who killed her father. Bonnie responds, because I didn’t expect Bonnie to be immature about it-but I “Don’t tell Annalise.” (Hence, the name of the episode.) think their relationship has really evolved. We get to see the best Here, Matt McGorry-whose character Asher was first chair in of them in this episode, in terms of how they team up and put tonight’s episode case-of-the-week-talks to Variety about Laurel’s their feelings aside and really work on being professional on their surprise pregnancy, the Keating Five’s fate and more... case and being lawyers, which with their deep history is not an easy task. I think they really do that in a really effective way and it His Fate happens to be something that will bring them closer. She’s there Laurel was the person revealed to be alive in tonight’s for them with the case. episode-though that’s complicated! — but back to the night of Frank killed Bonnie’s father. Since Frank has been missing, we the fire, we still don’t know Asher’s fate. Is he going to make it out don’t know why he’s been gone. Was killing Bonnie’s father his alive? I don’t think it’s safe to assume that anyone is going to mission? I don’t know that we really know Frank’s main mission. I make it out alive. If we know anything about our show and don’t think even Frank knows his main mission. He’s been in a Shondaland shows, we can never really be sure what is going to deep, dark place. I think it’s hard to know. He’s unpredictable in happen. Honestly, who knows? what he will or won’t do at this point. — Reuters So Laurel. She’s pregnant. We know that she’s trying to get in touch with Frank. Is it a good theory to believe that in the four weeks, she met up with him and he’s the father?