India, Jan. 30 -- Amazon MGM Studios restricted access for much of the mainstream media at the Washington premiere of Melania, a documentary centered on First Lady Melania Trump. The move left dozens of reporters on the red carpet unable to attend the film's screening despite being present at the event.

According to Variety, the invite-only screening was held Thursday evening, per local time, at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. While reporters from major outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Associated Press and Vanity Fair were credentialed for the red carpet, they were not granted entry to the screening upstairs in the Opera House.

The only press figures without separate invitations who were allowed...