{"id":220332,"date":"2026-02-02T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/donald-trump-vows-to-sue-trevor-noah-for-grammys-epstein-jab\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:58:05","slug":"donald-trump-vows-to-sue-trevor-noah-for-grammys-epstein-jab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/donald-trump-vows-to-sue-trevor-noah-for-grammys-epstein-jab\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Vows to Sue Trevor Noah for Grammys Epstein Jab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From music to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/chappell-roan-sheer-grammys-dress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fashion<\/a> to inspirational statements, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/grammy-winners-2026-bad-bunny-wins-big-ahead-of-super-bowl-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Grammy Awards<\/a> had a lot of winners.<\/p>\n<p>There was one big loser \u2014 at least, in the minds of many of the honorees as well as the host.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is threatening to sue over it.<\/p>\n<p>Did Trevor Noah make a defamatory claim? Probably not. But that won\u2019t stop Trump from seeking revenge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Trevor Noah hosts the Grammys.\" class=\"wp-image-547199 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2026 Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah speaks into the camera.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hosting-an-awards-show-is-not-an-easy-gig\">Hosting an awards show is not an easy gig<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, February 1, Billie Eilish took home the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l08Zw-RY__Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWildflower.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While on stage, she and others spoke out against the Trump regime, particularly his ICE goons\u2019 deadly siege in Minneapolis and St. Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Noah addressed the camera, making reference to two of the biggest stories from the past several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a Grammy that every artist wants almost as much as Trump wants Greenland,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich makes sense, I mean,\u201d Noah reasoned, \u201cbecause Epstein\u2019s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out on with Bill Clinton.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trevor Noah Takes Aim at Trump With Sharp Greenland Joke During Grammys Opening Monologue | APT\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8HRRxqZu8cg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The audience applauded. Noah clearly understood that not everyone would love the reference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told you it\u2019s my last year!\u201d he pointed out while facing the camera.<\/p>\n<p>Noah then challenged: \u201cWhat are you going to do about it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is a fair point, when it comes to the Grammy Awards and CBS. Also, this is a normal and topical reference to expect from an awards show host.<\/p>\n<p>However, when you make a joke about someone who has clearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-cognitive-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost so much of their mental faculties<\/a> that most of what remains is vindictive malice, reprisal doesn\u2019t have to be rational.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Trevor Noah and Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber.\" class=\"wp-image-547200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Trevor Noah and Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber.\" class=\"wp-image-547200 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_trevornoah_02_justinbieber_haileybieber.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">While hosting the 2026 Grammys, Trevor Noah stopped by to chat with Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: CBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-deeply-weird-how-much-he-cares-about-this\">It\u2019s deeply weird how much he cares about this<\/h2>\n<p>This past weekend was a busy one for the Trump regime. <\/p>\n<p>A massive release of Epstein-related documents hit the public, featuring horrific details and numerous descriptions of some of Trump\u2019s alleged crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a video that the internet speculates featured Trump defecating in the Oval Office \u2014 followed by his handlers ushering the press out of the room \u2014 went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>But still, close to midnight, Trump took his very own personal social media platform to whine about an award show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable,\u201d he griped on Truth Social. \u201cCBS is lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-613x1024.png\" alt=\"A light mode truth social screenshot of Donald Trump ranting.\" class=\"wp-image-547176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-613x1024.png 613w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-180x300.png 180w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-768x1283.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-575x960.png 575w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-647x1080.png 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-719x1200.png 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-613x1024.png\" alt=\"A light mode truth social screenshot of Donald Trump ranting.\" class=\"wp-image-547176 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-613x1024.png 613w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-180x300.png 180w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-768x1283.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-575x960.png 575w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-647x1080.png 647w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01-719x1200.png 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0202_donaldtrump_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Late into the night on Sunday, February 2, Donald Trump unleashed a screed upon the 2026 Grammy Awards and its host, denying specific aspects of his involvement in Epstein\u2019s crimes.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Truth Social)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe host, Trevor Noah, whoever he may be,\u201d Trump continued, \u201cis almost as bad as Jimmy Kimmel at the Low Ratings Academy Awards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(It is possible that Trump is feigning ignorance, but he\u2019s also nearly 80 years old and doesn\u2019t really have any meaningful understanding of the world, so he might <em>genuinely <\/em>not know about comedians who were born after the 1970s)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNoah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island,\u201d Trump claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWRONG!!!\u201d he alleged. \u201cI can\u2019t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued: \u201cAnd until tonight\u2019s false and defamatory, statement, [sic], have never been accused being there, not even by the Fake News Media.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE GRAMMY AWARDS | Trevor Noah\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iZvQxGc6TB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-threats-became-more-explicit\">The threats became more explicit<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNoah, a total loser, better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast,\u201d Trump threatened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like I\u2019ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C.,\u201d he menaced, \u201cand suing him for plenty$.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump concluded: \u201cAsk Little George Slopadopolus, and others, how that all worked out. Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I\u2019m going to have some fun with you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When he mentions George Stephanopoulos, he refers to one of various frivolous lawsuits that he has filed in order to quash free speech \u2013 and, critics argue, to solicit bribes from companies eager to curry favor with his regime.<\/p>\n<p>Truth be told, we don\u2019t love the use of Epstein\u2019s crimes in a joke, even if it <em>is<\/em> a good way of keeping Trump\u2019s lengthy friendship with the notorious dead pedophile in the conversation. Trump\u2019s name appears more than 3,000 times within the documents.<\/p>\n<p>But it is much worse to see Trump use his power and position to attempt to silence critics in flagrant opposition to American values. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/donald-trump-sue-trevor-noah-grammys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes From music to fashion to inspirational statements, the 2026 Grammy Awards had a lot of winners. There was one big loser \u2014 at least, in the minds of many of the honorees as well as the host. Donald Trump is threatening to sue over it. Did Trevor Noah make a defamatory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220332","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}