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Earlier this year, adult film star Stormy Daniels became a household name when reports surfaced that claimed that Donald Trump’s then-personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid her $130,000 in hush money to prevent her from speaking about an affair she allegedly had with the president in 2006. With her name recall having increased exponentially in the six months since then, reports now suggest that Daniels has signed a lucrative deal to briefly appear in the U.K. edition of Celebrity Big Brother, which will kick off a new season on August 17. According to the Daily Mail, Daniels agreed to a seven-day...

Lawyers for Michael Cohen, the man often referred to as President Donald Trump’s “fixer,” will reportedly be seeking on Friday a gag order against adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti. As noted by ABC News, court filings from June show that Cohen’s legal team accusing Avenatti of defaming their client through over 170 television appearances and more than 500 tweets, where he supposedly accused Trump’s former personal lawyer of “various criminal acts” and of “being a moron.” Daniels’ lawyer was also described as a “small-town carnival magician” with an “unquenchable” appetite for publicity. If the gag order requested...

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels, said Thursday that President Donald Trump and his then attorney Michael Cohen "conspired to pay off multiple other women" besides Daniels and a Playboy model before Election Day 2016 — and "also were concerned about a pregnancy." "Cohen has evidence and info in his possession and it must be released to the public," Avenatti said in a Twitter post making that claim....

He wants sole custody of the couple's young daughter and child support. KAUFMAN, Texas — The husband of adult film performer Stormy Daniels has filed for divorce in Texas. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said that she had sex with Donald Trump before he became president, something Trump has denied. Glendon Crain filed the petition for divorce on July 18 in state district court in Kaufman County, located just southeast of Dallas. In his 13-page divorce petition filed July 18, Crain alleged adultery as grounds for the divorce and seeks sole custody of the couple's 7-year-old daughter...

The Celebrity Big Brother 2018 cast has been a popular conversation topic of late and the latest addition to this series is reported to be Stormy Daniels who is famous for her work within the porn industry. Stormy Daniels is a 39 year old American porn actress who recently made some serious claims about President Donald Trump. These allegations suggested that Stormy had sex with the Trump prior to his presidency, while he was still married to the now USA First Lady Melania Trump. Prior to President Trump’s election, Stormy was asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement by Trump’s personal...

Police in Columbus, Ohio, released body-camera video showing Stephanie Clifford, the adult film star known as Stormy Daniels who claims to have had an affair with President Donald Trump, being handcuffed and arrested outside a strip club where she performed. Clifford, 39, was arrested July 11 on suspicion of sexually touching a patron while on stage at the Sirens Gentlemen's Club in Columbus, but the charges were quickly dismissed after City Attorney Zach Klein reviewed the case. Clifford and her attorney, Michael Avenatti, slammed the arrest a "politically motivated" setup. The police body-camera video released Wednesday shows officers handcuffing Clifford...

MARTINSBURG — Thunderstorms are in the forecast for the next few days, but on Friday night a different type of phenomenon hit the Mountain State: Stormy Daniels. The adult film star and stripper, who is suing President Donald Trump over a nondisclosure agreement regarding a sexual encounter with the president in 2006, took the stage at Lust Gentlemen’s Club in Martinsburg Friday. The show was one of two at the club, the other slated for Saturday night, as part of Daniels’ nationwide tour. General Manager Robert Austin said the star’s appearance was a notable event for the club and for...

Before Avenatti began representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal fight against President Donald Trump in February, he was virtually unknown outside of the California legal community. But in less than six months the litigator has become one of Trump's chief critics....

Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club and is accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law, her attorney said early Thursday.

Despite pledging last month to visit immigrant children housed at the border, signs of Stormy Daniels’ trip have yet to emerge. Instead, the adult film star was spotted shaking her money maker at a South Texas strip club in front of curious onlookers. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, claimed June 21 she planned to visit immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. “I am headed down in a week,” she tweeted in response to one Twitter user’s plea to aid the immigrant minors. “Don’t worry. Just figuring out my best course of action to maximize...

A federal judge in Los Angeles has rejected a request by the adult film actress Stormy Daniels to restart her lawsuit there against US President Donald Trump and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen. US District Judge James Otero said the amount of media attention in the case was not a sufficient reason to reconsider the 90-day stay he had imposed in April. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is suing to void a non-disclosure agreement under which Cohen paid her $US130,000 ($A176,000) not to discuss her alleged relationship with Trump in 2006 and 2007. "While it is undeniable that...

Stormy Daniels three-night, five-show run at the Admiral Theatre has been canceled after a dispute over revenue-sharing, according to the strip club’s owner, who says he plans to “file a lawsuit next week” against the porn star. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was scheduled to perform through the weekend at the Admiral as part of her national “Make America Horny Again” tour, a nod to her ongoing legal battle with President Donald Trump. The strip club’s owner, Sam Cecola, says her remaining sold-out shows Friday and Saturday have been canceled due to a dispute over revenue sharing stemming...

Stormy Daniels took to social media on Wednesday morning to announce the release of Truth, her new “sensual pheromone infused” fragrance. Fans of the adult entertainer congratulated her on the news — with several vowing to pre-order the unisex perfume/cologne — but not everyone was as enthused by her announcement. Among the many well-wishers and supporters, Twitter critics accused Daniels of capitalizing on her publicity to make money. Another simply called the perfume “gross,” while still others wrote more crass responses.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Stormy Daniels is coming to Providence later this month. The pornographic film actress, who made national headlines for publicly speaking about a sexual encounter she said she had with Donald Trump before he became president, will perform at the Cadillac Lounge on June 24. Richard Shappy, general manager of the lounge, said he heard that Daniels was going to be in the New England area and called her manager to see if she could come to Providence. Ever since announcing that she’s going to perform two shows at the club on the last Sunday in June, he’s...

The law firm of adult film star Stormy Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, was hit with a $10-million judgment Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court after he broke his promise to pay $2 million to a former colleague.

Trump antagonist and left-wing character assassin Michael Avenatti, whom Tucker Carlson has taken to calling “that creepy porn lawyer,” is threating to sue journalists for a conservative-leaning media outlet for defamation for daring to report on the attorney’s highly questionable ethics and business dealings. Avenatti’s uncharacteristic loss of self-control could indicate that the attorney is beginning to realize his vexatious lawsuit against President Trump to free plastic surgery-addicted X-rated film star Stormy Daniels to talk about the alleged affair she had with Trump – that she has already talked about at length over and over and over – is about...

**SNIP** Around February, speculation began circulating about the candidacy of Daniels, amid a “Draft Stormy” movement launched by a few overzealous political science students looking for an adult entertainer to run against Vitter. Their strategy was that Daniels’ mere presence in the race would draw more attention to the Senator’s extramarital activities. Daniels flattered by the attention, began speaking publicly to reporters, while the Louisiana Democratic Party began publicly distancing themselves from the efforts. Daniels for her part, maintained that she wanted Hustler publisher Larry Flynt to manage her campaign. **SNIP** Daniels told reporters that her campaign slogan was, “Stormy...

Full title of article: "Before Stormy Daniels, her attorney faced allegations of dubious business dealings at Tully’s Coffee" Excerpt: Michael Avenatti has become a cable news celebrity for accusing Donald Trump of trying to silence his porn-star client, but his involvement with Tully’s Coffee has been a source of legal headaches. He’s become famous as the brash lawyer for the porn star who purportedly bedded the future president, but before Michael Avenatti accused Donald Trump and his attorney of a payoff scheme to muzzle Stormy Daniels, he faced allegations of dubious business dealings as owner of a flailing coffee chain....

Based on a tweet from the insanely partisan Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing porn star Stormy Daniels, NBC News chose to light the world on fire with this overcooked nothingburger: Avenatti tweeted, “After significant investigation, we have discovered that Mr. Trump’s atty Mr. Cohen received approximately $500,000 ...” And NBC News ran wild...with it, and the rest of the fake news media dutifully trotted right along. Except… There is no proof that the...company... is indeed a “company controlled by a Russian Oligarch with close ties to Mr. Putin.” The company in question, Columbus Nova, is by all accounts an American...

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are trying to run on issues, but nobody can hear them. Stormy Daniels has dominated the domestic political news environment over the past week, with high-profile media appearances by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Daniels’s attorney Michael Avenatti making headlines and leading the Sunday shows. Among dedicated Trump haters, that’s made Daniels and Avenatti stars. Jacob Weisberg at Slate hails the attorney as a “brilliant egomaniac who could bring Trump down” while TPM’s Josh Marshall hails his ability to keep Trump off balance and force him into mistakes. At the same time, the president’s approval...