Amazon has paid $40 million for a documentary of Melania Trump’s life story in Jeff Bezos’s latest attempt to ingratiate himself with the president-elect.

The documentary comes as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other tech and media execs seemingly want to curry favor with Trump—and avoid his wrath. Sometimes, the medium is indeed the message. When the just-announced Melania Trump documentary comes out later this year,

The incoming first lady will serve as an executive producer for the film, but it's unclear how much she'll be paid.

The film, billed by the company as a “behind the scenes” look at her life, started shooting in December and is slated for theatrical and streaming release this year.

Amazon is forking over $40 million for the licensing rights to a documentary about incoming First Lady Melania Trump directed by alleged sexual harasser Brett Ratner, according to a report. The as-yet-untitled film will receive a small theatrical release before it appears on the e-commerce giant’s streaming platform,

News of the documentary was first broken by Semafor, which noted that the production has already begun shooting and is expected to enjoy a brief theatrical run before coming to Amazon’s streaming service,

As Jeff Bezos joins the lineup of billionaires making nice with President-elect Donald Trump, Amazon Prime Video said Sunday that it plans to release a documentary about Melania Trump to “give viewers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look” at the incoming first lady.

Melania Trump is the focus of a new documentary that's set for release by Amazon Prime Video later this year, the company announced Sunday.

Melania will reportedly be involved in a project, which some critics see as another bid to curry favor with Trump

Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary directed by Brett Ratner and distributed by Amazon Prime Video.

No one in Hollywood has wanted to work with Brett Ratner since he was accused of sexual misconduct. So why is he helming a film about the First Lady?