Much has been said about former First Lady Melania Trump’s nude modeling past, but now a photographer who shot her in the buff has come forward to give his two cents.French photographer Alexandre Alé de Basseville snapped pictures of Trump in 1996 in a duplex studio with a rooftop at West 26th Street and Sixth Avenue.

Suite Life of Zack and Cody star Dylan Sprouse’s nude full-frontal pictures made their way on the internet after his ex reportedly leaked them online. The actor later confirmed the nudes were, in fact, his by cracking a joke on Twitter. “Whoops, guess I'm not 14 and fat anymore,” he wrote. “I messed up... but I'd be a fool not to own up to it.”

In a video clip posted to social media Wednesday, former First Lady Melania Trump defended her prior history of nude modeling by comparing it to several classical paintings and sculptures, including Michelangelo's David.

What was it like to photograph Melania Trump nude for a fashion shoot in the mid 1990s? Alexandre Alé de Basseville knows all about that. But the photographer was only reminded of that New York City assignment after Trump defended her nude modeling work in a video posted on “X” in promoting her upcoming memoir “Melania” from Skyhorse Publishing.

Melania added that renowned artists have long admired the "human shape," which evokes deep emotions and admiration. She emphasized that we should honor our bodies by embracing "the timeless tradition of using art as a powerful means of self-expression."

Antoine Verglas, who photographed the former first lady for British GQ, tells VF that her publisher has asked him to send the pictures.