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Omarosa Manigault Newmanclaims to have seen proof that confirmsAubrey O’DayandDonald Trump Jr.had an affair in 2011.
In a passage from her recently released memoirUnhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House, the formerApprenticecontestant wrote that she first learned about the alleged affair from the former Danity Kane member herself, who was appearing on a season ofCelebrity Apprenticeat the time.
“Aubrey and I knew each other in L.A., so when she did the show she called me to ask for advice. I next heard from her when she started seeing Don Jr.,” Manigault Newman wrote. “She told me, ‘He’s leaving his wife. They basically aren’t together. They’ve separated.’ ”
While the reality star went on to share that at the time she “didn’t believe that” Don Jr. would ever leaveVanessa Trump, who was pregnant at the time, the next time she met with O’Day, now 34, the singer “showed me very personal photos that Don Jr. had sent to her,” as well as “a long chain of dirty texts between them.”
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“If she hadn’t shown me those photos and texts, I wouldn’t have believed it,” the former White House aid wrote.
However, at the time, Manigault Newman decided not to involve herself in the issue.
“I filed their affair under ‘not my business,’ a list that was growing longer every day, but my heart went out to Vanessa,” she wrote. “She was popping out children and holding down the fort in New York while Don Jr. was allegedly running around the world, cheating on her with somebody from work.”
Reps for both Don Jr. and O’Day did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
Manigault Newman also wrote in the book that before the alleged affair began, the elder Trump seemingly encouraged his son to cheat on his wife.
“During one boardroom outtake that season, it came out that Donald Trump and Carol Alt had once dated in the nineties. Donald said something like, ‘Yeah, those were the good ole days.’ ” she wrote, adding that he then “turned to Don Jr. and said, ‘You’ve got to get ass like that. You’ve got to get ass like that.’ ”
“I remember being disgusted, thinking,Donald, what are you talking about? Your son is married. His wife is pregnant,” wrote Manigault Newman.
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Reports of Trump Jr.’s alleged affair with O’Day began circulating shortly after Page Six broke the news that Vanessa, who shares five children with Don Jr., hadfiled for divorceafter 12 years of marriage.
Although the former pair, both 40, haveremained cordialfollowing their split — Vanessa publiclystood upfor Don Jr.’s new girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle — their divorce was listed ascontestedin July despite previously being uncontested, according to theAssociated Press.
A “contested” divorce means that both parties are not in agreement on all issues. In the Trumps’ case, the issues appear to be financial.
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A source who worked withCelebrity Apprenticepreviously told PEOPLE that Don Jr. and O’Day’s “affair ended” after Vanessa discovered “sexy” text messages between the pair while her husband was in the shower.
While O’Day has not commented on the alleged affair, during a clip fromCelebrity Apprentice, the singer wasn’t shy aboutdiscussing her feelings, as she confessed that “Don Jr. makes me nervous because his opinion means a lot.”
“He’s done this for a very long time. And also I have a very big crush on him, so I don’t want to disappoint him,” she added.
source: people.com
