Overview

• HarperCollins UK said Tuesday it removed the passages and is permanently withdrawing affected copies from distribution.
• Melania Trump shared the publisher's apology on X, drawing attention to the decision.
• Andrew Lownie's book about Prince Andrew and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein had included the introduction claim, which contradicts Melania Trump's account of meeting at New York's Kit Kat Club.
• Newsweek reported that The Telegraph previously estimated roughly 60,000 copies initially included the claim before edits.
• Related corrections followed legal letters, with The Daily Beast and James Carville issuing apologies, while Hunter Biden refused to retract after receiving a $1 billion threat.