Actress Emma Thompson revealed that Donald Trump asked her on a date the day she divorced Kenneth Branagh in 1998. While filming 'Primary Colors', she received a call from Trump inviting her to dinner at one of his properties. Thompson, initially believing it was a prank, politely declined. She joked at the Locarno Film Festival that accepting might have altered American history, suggesting Trump's team sought a 'suitable' public date. This anecdote emerged during a Q&A celebrating Thompson's career and award win at the festival.

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