According to Maples , the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting , on December 7 , caused Trump to reevaluate his life and propose to her . The couple married on December 20 , 1993 , at New York City 's Plaza Hotel , in a ceremony reportedly attended by 1,000 guests , including Rosie O'Donnell and O. J. Simpson . In 1996 , Trump fired his bodyguard after a police officer found Maples and the bodyguard together under a lifeguard stand on a deserted beach at 4 a.m. Both Maples and Trump denied that she was having an affair , despite reports in the '' National Enquirer '' and other tabloids ; the bodyguard himself told conflicting stories about the incident . Maples and Trump separated in May 1997 and divorced on June 8 , 1999 . Under the terms of their prenuptial agreement and divorce settlement , Maples is bound by a confidentiality agreement regarding their marriage
1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting
1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting
Marla Maples