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 President Trump and first lady Melania Trump talk with reporters on board Air Force One Feb. 10, 2017. (Photo: Susan Walsh, AP) 
 
 The New York Times features reporter reprimanded by his editors for referring to first lady Melania Trump as a "hooker," took to Twitter Tuesday to out himself, take responsibility for his mistake and apologize for his "stupid" remark. 
 
 "I want to take ownership of a mistake I made," Bernstein said in the first of four tweets. Bernstein, 38, is the son of legendary Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein and his second wife, the late journalist-turned-Hollywood filmmaker/screenwriter, Nora Ephron. 
 
 This is a four part tweet. 1. I want to take ownership of a mistake I made. — Jacob Bernstein (@BernsteinJacob) February 14, 2017 
 
 Bernstein said he was at a party and in "what I thought was a personal conversation." He was speaking to actress/model Emily Ratajkowski, 25, on Sunday night, and according to her tattling tweets on Monday, the reporter "slut shamed" Trump by using a "disgusting, sexist" insult. 
 
 2. Speaking at a party in what I thought was a personal conversation, I nevertheless made a stupid remark about the first lady. — Jacob Bernstein (@BernsteinJacob) February 14, 2017 
 
 He said his editors made it clear that this was not in keeping with Times standards, "and I agree." He concluded by apologizing "profusely." 
 
 3. My editors have made it clear my behavior was not in keeping with the standards of the Times, and I agree. — Jacob Bernstein (@BernsteinJacob) February 14, 2017 
 
 4. My mistake, referring to unfounded rumors, shouldn’t reflect on anyone else and I apologize profusely. — Jacob Bernstein (@BernsteinJacob) February 14, 2017 
 
 After Ratajkowski expressed her outrage to her 984,000 Twitter followers (she gained 5,000 more since Monday) at what she had been told by the reporter, the Times issued a statement indicating that the unnamed reporter had been reprimanded. 
 
 "At a party last night, a Times reporter who does not cover Washington or politics, referred to an unfounded rumor regarding Melania Trump. The comment was not intended to be public, but it was nonetheless completely inappropriate and should not have occurred. Editors have talked to the reporter in question about the lapse." 
 
 Eileen Murphy, spokeswoman for the Times, said Tuesday the newspaper would have no further comment. The episode embarrassed the NYT at a time when it is already under steady fire, along with the rest of the mainstream media, for allegedly being unfair and biased against Trump. 
 
 Late Monday, Mrs. Trump issued a statement: "Applause to all women around the world who speak up, stand up and support other women.” Her office also tweeted it on the White House FLOTUS account. 
 
 Applause to all women around the world who speak up, stand up and support other women! @emrata#PowerOfEveryWoman#PowerOfTheFirstLady — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) February 14, 2017 
 
 Bernstein, who describes himself on his Twitter account as "New York Times features writer, documentary filmmaker, and persistent crank," was last in the headlines in April 2016 for his HBO documentary, Everything Is Copy, a 90-minute look at his trailblazing mother's career and named for her famous life motto: that everything that happens in life, no matter good or bad, has the potential to become a great story. 
 
 Bernstein was the spokesman for his family when his mother died in June 2012 of pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia. He published a moving essay in the Times in March 2013 about her final days. 
 
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– The New York Times reporter who called Melania Trump a hooker during a conversation with a supermodel at New York Fashion Week has come forward. "Speaking at a party in what I thought was a personal conversation, I nevertheless made a stupid remark about the first lady," tweeted Jacob Bernstein on Tuesday. Bernstein (who, USA Today notes, is the son of Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein and Nora Ephron) also called the comment a "mistake" and "not in keeping with the standards of the Times." He said it was "referring to unfounded rumors," and apologized "profusely." Bernstein last made headlines for a moving piece he wrote about his mother's death and a documentary he made about her life. (Here's what the first lady said after the "hooker" remark was publicized.)