US President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against comedian Trevor Noah after a joke the host made about Jeffrey Epstein during the Grammy Awards.
In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump described Noah as a "total loser" and said he was considering suing him "for plenty$", after the comedian referred to claims involving Mr Trump and former US president Bill Clinton in a gag during the live broadcast.
Mr Trump said Noah had spoken "incorrectly" about him and wrote: "I can't speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close," calling the remark "false and defamatory".
He added that, until the joke, he had "never been accused" of being there.
Mr Trump also criticised the ceremony more broadly in the same post, calling it "virtually unwatchable" and complaining about its broadcaster. The Grammys are due to move from CBS in the US to Disney outlets under a deal that begins in 2027.
Mr Trump has repeatedly used legal threats and lawsuits in disputes involving media coverage. In recent years he has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC over editing in a Panorama documentary, and Paramount agreed a $16m settlement over litigation linked to a CBS interview with Kamala Harris.
Noah, 41, is a South African-born comedian and TV personality who hosted The Daily Show on Comedy Central in the US for seven years and has hosted the Grammys multiple times.
Source: Press Association
