# Trump's ex tries to get a free hairstyle **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 17, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419 "2017-01-17T21:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/1 "2017-01-17T21:16:33Z")
According to this story, Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples tried to get a free hairstyle in exchange for “exposure”, then her assistant try to intimidate the stylist when she refused. [https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/tiffany-trump-marla-maples-reportedly-asked-for-free-styling-in-exchange-for-exposure-183447055.html](https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/tiffany-trump-marla-maples-reportedly-asked-for-free-styling-in-exchange-for-exposure-183447055.html) > [@](#): > > Kelly told the Washington Post that she was contacted by the client who originally connected her to Maples after the story broke. “You are messing with the president of the United States,” the unnamed source allegedly wrote to her. “She is used to a certain lifestyle, and you don’t understand that.” The source also reportedly commented that Maples was worried about her finances. Talk about petty. Is Trump going to use the power of the Presidency to demand that stores validate parking for his kids next? ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/2 "2017-01-17T21:20:59Z")
Sic semper tonsor ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/3 "2017-01-17T21:22:45Z")
> [@OP](#): > > …Is Trump going to use the power of the Presidency to demand that stores validate parking for his kids next? What does this have to do with Donald Trump? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/4 "2017-01-17T21:22:52Z")
This is why Trump is the worst President of all time. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/5 "2017-01-17T21:33:44Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What does this have to do with Donald Trump? She was the receptacle for his penis at one point, and you must admit that trying to get free shit in exchange for some nebulous “exposure” is a total Trump move (except he’d renegotiate it after getting the haircut). ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/6 "2017-01-17T21:34:37Z")
> [@](#): > > The source also reportedly commented that Maples was worried about her finances. Is she not getting alimony? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/7 "2017-01-17T21:38:44Z")
Prenup, I’d assume. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/8 "2017-01-17T21:38:52Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What does this have to do with Donald Trump? He doesn’t understand hair-styling either. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/9 "2017-01-17T21:41:10Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > He doesn’t understand hair-styling either. I hope he doesn’t pay for that! MM seemed like such a class act on Dancing with the Stars. Not sure I’m ready to believe this until I hear her side of the story. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/10 "2017-01-17T22:02:14Z")
I’ll have you know Mr Trump has the best flowbee ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/11 "2017-01-17T22:08:42Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Not sure I’m ready to believe this until I hear her side of the story. You mean when she holds that press conference to announce to the world that she tried to extort services for herself and her daughter in the name of a man she is no longer married to, and then brilliantly pulled out the “accustomed lifestyle” card when that didn’t work? We’re all going to be completely outraged at this humiliating mistreatment of American Royalty by one of the little people, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/12 "2017-01-17T22:16:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Is she not getting alimony? Child support runs out this year, since Tiffany is out of college. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/13 "2017-01-17T22:23:14Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > You mean when she holds that press conference to announce to the world that she tried to extort services for herself and her daughter in the name of a man she is no longer married to, and then brilliantly pulled out the “accustomed lifestyle” card when that didn’t work? > > We’re all going to be completely outraged at this humiliating mistreatment of American Royalty by one of the little people, I’m sure. Oh, I don’t know. There won’t be a press conference, but maybe she’ll be asked about it sometime. Also, for the OP’s own cite (may not be such an odd thing for her to do anyway): > [@](#): > > The practice is also quite standard in terms of client relationships with high-profile figures, as some artists and stylists choose to offer their services in exchange for promotion on social media platforms. ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/14 "2017-01-17T22:44:04Z")
It’s not standard practice to say “You are messing with the president of the United States” if the stylist refuses, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/15 "2017-01-17T23:23:25Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Child support runs out this year, since Tiffany is out of college. Child support is not alimony. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/16 "2017-01-18T00:02:52Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Oh, I don’t know. There won’t be a press conference, but maybe she’ll be asked about it sometime. Also, for the OP’s own cite (may not be such an odd thing for her to do anyway): IIRC, Nancy Reagan got in hot water for accepting free designer clothes when she was First Lady. So this sort of thing has a precedent. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/17 "2017-01-18T00:09:23Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What does this have to do with Donald Trump? If we’re going to judge guys by the bad behavior of their exes, I won’t survive a day. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/18 "2017-01-18T00:16:04Z")
Yeah, I have no particular love or admiration for any Trump family member I’ve ever heard of, and this incident seems to me very typical of “Trump family values”, but I draw the line at actually blaming it on the President-elect or any other individual(s) except the ones directly involved. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/19 "2017-01-18T00:21:11Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > If we’re going to judge guys by the bad behavior of their exes, I won’t survive a day. Good g-d, I have enough trouble being responsible for my own behavior let alone hers. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419/20 "2017-01-18T00:32:16Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > IIRC, Nancy Reagan got in hot water for accepting free designer clothes when she was First Lady. So this sort of thing has a precedent. Marla is the ex-wife. She can receive gifts without issue. Melania, not so much. **ricksummon** : You’ll note in the article that it wasn’t Marla Maples who said that. Maybe she condoned and maybe she didn’t-- we don’t know. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-ex-tries-to-get-a-free-hairstyle/777419.md?page=2)