Maples' relationship and subsequent marriage to Donald was marred by tumultuous ups and downs.
Sensational headlines followed her wherever she went, and the star didn’t always help herself.
In more recent years, the bad blood followed her as she appeared on a popular reality TV show.
Let’s dive into some eyebrow-raising moments that Marla Maples just can’t escape.
When he happened to cross paths with Marla Maples sometime in the late ’80s, he was instantly smitten.
At first, the affair was kept low-key, with Maples calling Trump’s office with a code name.
“Donald was not really very discreet about it,” he toldVanity Fairin 1990.
“He had [Maples] stay on [his yacht] all summer except when Ivana came.”
I’m very happy.
Stay away from him!
Stay away from us!"
“We can’t really judge till we’re there,” she explained.
“I found that out.”
“Every step of the way, I was praying, ‘God, hey be in this.
yo be in this.
I wanted him to see how loved he could be for his soul, not for his money.”
When she was profiled byVanity Fairin 1990, Jones was there to back her up.
The publicist also allegedly stole lingerie and nude photos, claiming to have lost them.
Trump quickly hit back at Jones, telling reporters he just wanted easy money.
“Chuck needs some serious psychological help,” he said, perDeseret News.
He died of an overdose in 2012.
“It crushed him,” Miller toldInside Edition.
The sensational headline made waves, further thrusting the couple into the spotlight.
“That was meant to be private.
I never said that, someone else said that.
[But] is it true?
I’m not going to talk about that.
The truth will come out, just not here,” she said, according toPage Six.
Trump explained that when they temporarily broke up at one point, Bolton began to pursue Maples.
The singer’s interest in his mistress only spurred Trump on.
“[Bolton] falls madly in love with her.
Now, I say to myself, ‘Wait a minute.
I don’t like this.’
During the ’90s, Playboy Magazine was at its peak.
In it, a Playboy editor recalled, “Trump himself was on the phone negotiating the fee.”
How would I ever be taken seriously?”
Interestingly, Ivana did appear on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2018; albeit the Italian version.
Marla Maples and Donald Trump announced their split in 1997.
At the time, their daughter, Tiffany, was just 4 years old.
Though they may have wanted to keep things friendly, it didn’t exactly work out that way.
Trump reportedly decided to get out before that due date.
Maples reportedly felt under duress and agreed, under the promise they would renegotiate after five years.
Little did she know that Trump would pull the rug out from under her before it got that far.
However, when her own divorce proceedings were wrapped up, Maples changed her tune considerably.
Not only did she say how sorry she was, but she lambasted her ex-husband.
“Donald was never the man I wanted to marry.
He and his world were alien to me … Donald was obsessed with me and was always running after me.
I couldn’t get away,” she said, per theNew York Post.
