A PLAYBOY model was reportedly paid £120,000 hush money after an alleged affair with Donald Trump just months after the billionaire businessman and reality star's wedding.

Centrefold model Karen McDougal, was apparently paid the huge sum for the story by the company that owns celebrity tabloid National Enquirer - but the story was never published,

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The tabloid's owner American Media reportedly handed over the huge sum to the 1998 Playmate of the Year, who believed the story would be published, but never shared it.

The money was also reportedly for fitness column, which was also never published.

A Trump campaign spokesperson said: "We have no knowledge of this", adding that the affair was "totally untrue".

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The contract signed by Playboy model Karen McDougal specified that the story could not be told anywhere else.

Mr Trump, who married current wife Melania in 2005, has not addressed the claims since he has appeared in public.

Ms McDougal divorced her husband in 2006 - the same year of the reported affair with Trump.

The company denied it had not paid to kill the story, releasing a statement saying: "AMI has not paid people to kill damaging stories about Mr Trump."

The tabloid, run by Trump's friend David Pecker, is one that has endorsed Trump for president.

Trump has been continuously supported by his wife Melania, who insisted that women target the billionaire, instead of the other way around.

She said she believed her husband and said "I can handle everything."

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The claims come just days before the US election in the race for the White House.

Donald Trump has managed to survive in the polls despite other claims of sexual behaviour, including a video that captures audio of the presidential candidate discussing how he can't help but kiss beautiful women.

Several women have also publicly revealed that Trump has made unwelcome sexual advances, with one woman having to pull out of a press conference due to death threats.

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Trump has previously been caught up in an apparent attempt on his life, with the US presidential candidate rushed off the stage after a protester pounced.

The 70-year-old is just days away from potentially taking out the White House leader position.

He has edged ahead in some of the most recent polls with opponent Hillary Clinton hit with a number of scandals around her email use.

But while the election remains close, both Trump and opponent Hillary Clinton have organised victory parties for after the votes are counted.

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