The attorney, who has become notorious for defending high-profile names like Jussie Smollett, Colin Kaepernick, Winona Ryder and Scott Peterson, has been ousted at CNN.
Mark Geragos, an attorney who became famous for defending celebrities and trying high-profile cases, has reportedly been fired as a contributor to CNN after multiple media outlets reported he is a “co-conspirator” in a lawsuit filed against attorney Michael Avenatti.
Avenatti was arrested Monday and charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and allegedly trying to extort $20 million from Nike, according to the Associated Press. Geragos’ involvement in the alleged federal extortion case is unknown, and he hasn’t been charged with any crime. Though known by many as a legal contributor on CNN, the website for his firm, Geragos & Geragos, states,"People have this idea that I only play a lawyer on TV, but I'm in court every day. Most of the time there are no cameras. The only audience I need is the jury."
Geragos represented Ryder in 2001-02 after she was charged with shoplifting, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In 2003, he unsuccessfully defended Scott Peterson, who was found guilty of murdering both his wife, Laci Peterson and her unborn child. Michael Jackson hired Geragos in 2003 after the pop singer was charged with child molestation.He defended Chris Brown in 2009 for charges of a brutal bodily attack on singer Rihanna. Brown reached a plea deal.
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