Former adult film star Stormy Daniels told jurors in a federal courtroom Thursday that her former attorney Michael Avenatti stole her book money and repeatedly lied about it.
Daniels, born Stephanie Clifford, is the star witness of the government's criminal fraud case against Avenatti, the disgraced lawyer and onetime cable TV stalwart.Daniels, wearing a black dress and a maroon full-length sweater, appeared well prepared and confident on the stand as she answered questions from Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Sobelman.
"He said, 'Don’t worry about it, I would never take a penny,' because I was courageous and earned it and deserved it,” she told jurors.She recalled texting Avenatti: "I did not get paid today, I’m not ... happy, they’re in breach of contract by about four weeks."
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