Oscar-Winner Emma Thompson Reveals Trump Asked Her Out Day of Divorce

Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson revealed at the Locarno Film Festival that then-New York real estate mogul and current US President Donald Trump called her out of the blue on the day her divorce from Kenneth Branagh was finalized to invite her to dinner. At the time, Thompson was filming "Primary Colors" and initially thought the call was a joke, but Trump insisted on inviting her to stay at one of his properties and have dinner. Thompson speculated that Trump, recently divorced from Marla Maples, was searching for a suitable companion and had found her number in her trailer, describing the gesture as "stalking." She politely declined the invitation, joking that accepting could have changed the course of American history. Thompson later reflected on her divorce and past relationships, noting she was "half alive" during that period and has since remarried. The story highlights a surprising and personal intersection between Hollywood and politics.