Michael Avenatti

Michale Avenatti and Meghan McCain exchanged blows on Twitter yesterday after the lawyer called into question some comments The View host made about detaining migrant children, and things got brutal. On Tuesday, McCain challenged people who have used the terms “torture facilities” and “detention camps” to refer to the migrant detention centers used to hold […]

Michael Avenatti, the attorney who famously represented adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in her cases against Donald Trump, has been charged with 36 criminal counts in California, CNBC is reporting. These new criminal charges are in addition to ongoing criminal cases he faces in other states. U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna and IRS officials in Los Angeles […]

With the 2019 NBA Draft less than three months away, all eyes are on Duke University superstar Zion Williamson. Despite the Blue Devils’ loss to the Michigan State Spartans in last week’s Elite Eight game, basketball commentators and pundits are expecting Zion to end up as the No. 1 pick when the draft rolls around. […]

Michael Avenatti lived a lavish lifestyle for a decade, buying expensive cars and living in luxury apartments, all while evading taxes, IRS records reportedly show. The embattled lawyer has found himself in a series of controversies over the course of the last week, with charges that he attempted to extort Nike for $25 million by […]

Michael Avenatti, the embattled attorney best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, recently had some fighting words for Nike during an interview with one of TMZ’s reporters on the streets of West Hollywood. As Reuters previously reported, Avenatti has been charged with the attempted extortion of […]

Michael Avenatti spoke with CBS News on Tuesday, opening up for the first time since his arrest for charges of fraud and extortion. The infamous lawyer admitted during the interview that he was “scared” and “nervous” about the prospect of serving time in prison. Avenatti spoke with CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan, and while he denied […]

Stormy Daniels is not surprised that Michael Avenatti has been arrested and hints that there is more to come about her former lawyer, once an integral member of “Team Stormy.” Daniels’ loaded statement came via Twitter. “Knowing what I know now about Michael Avenatti, I am saddened but not shocked by news reports that he […]

Just a day after being charged for wire and bank fraud against Nike, Michael Avenatti has renewed his attacks on the retail giant. The infamous lawyer took to his Twitter account on Tuesday to call out the company for refusing to cooperate with investigators and for orchestrating a cover-up of their misdeeds. Avenatti tweeted in […]

Just when you thought a weird news day couldn’t possibly get any weirder, it’s being reported that the co-conspirator named in the indictment against lawyer Michael Avenatti on charges of attempting to extort over $20 million from Nike is none other than celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos. The New York Times is reporting that Geragos was […]

Michael Avenatti, the attorney who gained notoriety after being retained by adult film star Stormy Daniels in her legal battle against President Donald Trump, has been charged with extortion, per Reuters. Avenatti has been charged with extorting more than $20 million from Nike. A criminal complaint was filed by federal authorities in New York on […]

With a federal judge tossing out Stormy Daniels’ (real name: Stephanie Clifford) lawsuit against President Trump, the former adult star is now free to talk about her alleged affair with him as much as she wants, according to Vice News. Donald Trump’s former personal fixer, Michael Cohen, has been indicted for violating campaign finance law […]

After struggling to come up with the funds, embattled singer R. Kelly posted the $100,000 necessary to secure his release from Cook County Jail in Illinois on Monday. According to CNN, Kelly faced a barrier of reporters waiting outside the gate as the singer and his lawyer walked to a van without speaking to the […]

After being charged with 10 counts of sexual abuse earlier in the day on Friday, R&B singer R. Kelly turned himself in. On Friday evening, the singer went to a Chicago police station and surrendered to them after an arrest warrant had been placed to get him off the streets. As reported by The Inquisitr, […]

Michael Avenatti won’t be charged with a crime in connection with his 2018 domestic violence arrest. According to the Los Angeles Times, the California lawyer who rose to fame after battling against President Donald Trump for his client Stormy Daniels will instead attend an informal hearing by the L.A. City Attorney to determine what happened […]

The sentencing has been announced for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, and Michael Avenatti was quick to weigh in on the matter. Stormy Daniels’ attorney held a press conference outside New York’s Southern District Court just minutes after Cohen’s sentencing was announced, and made it clear where he stood on the matter. According to […]

Michael Avenatti took to his Twitter account on Saturday to call for an indictment against President Donald Trump. Avenatti, the embattled attorney for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, also declared that it was time for the Supreme Court to intervene on the issue and that the US constitution does not protect the president from an […]

Michael Avenatti, the California lawyer representing Donald Trump accuser Stormy Daniels, will have to sell off some of his more higher-priced possessions in order to raise money to make right a $2 million divorce settlement, Business Insider is reporting. Avenatti, a former professional race-car driver, is in the middle of a split from his second […]

Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday, Donald Trump guffawed at the idea that he may have anything to fear in the upcoming 2020 presidential campaign. “Fear? Fear? Do you mean fear or dream about?” He asked. “I dream about them. So far everyone that I’ve seen I’m dreaming about.” Trump’s remarks were reported by […]

Stormy Daniels, the famous porn actress who says she had an affair with President Trump in 2011, has been represented in a wide variety of legal actions for most of this year by attorney Michael Avenatti. Avenatti has, in turn, parlayed his work for Daniels into nearly endless cable news appearances and even talk of […]

Celebrity attorney and would-be presidential candidate in 2020 Michael Avenatti will not be prosecuted by the Los Angeles district attorney, according to CNBC. Avenatti was arrested last week for felony domestic violence, but the LA DA has decided not to prosecute these charges. Avenatti has denied the allegations of domestic violence, and released a statement […]

The woman involved in last week’s allegation of domestic violence against attorney Michael Avenatti has allowed her name to become public by filing for a restraining order against Avenatti, according to a report Monday by the celebrity news site the Blast. Mareli Miniutti is an aspiring actress who is reportedly in her 20s and originally […]

Lawyer Michael Avenatti, best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels, has not given up on his 2020 run for the highest office in the land. Despite his recent run-ins with the law, the lawyer is still eyeing the White House. “I’m still considering it,” he told USA Today in a statement. Rising to […]

Embattled lawyer Michael Avenatti has had a string of negative publicity recently, making headlines for all of the wrong reasons. As Fox News details, Avenatti was recently dealt a major blow as one of his law firms, Eagan Avenatti, was ordered to be evicted from its current rental space in a California complex. The lawyer […]

Two days after Michael Avenatti’s arrest in Los Angeles on suspicion of domestic violence, an incident first reported in a graphic TMZ online article that contained numerous sensational and still-unconfirmed details, the lawyer and prominent Donald Trump critic issued a denial of several of the allegations contained in the article. On his Twitter account Friday […]

After Michael Avenatti, the 47-year-old California-based lawyer who emerged this year as an outspoken foe of Donald Trump, was arrested Wednesday and booked on domestic violence charge, the 20-year-old Trump supporter and Twitter “troll” Jacob Wohl — who just two weeks ago was part of an attempt to falsely accuse Special Counsel Robert Mueller of […]

Stormy Daniels said that she will get rid of her lawyer Michael Avenatti if the domestic abuse allegations against him turn out to be true. The adult film star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, said that she is taking the claims very seriously, but that it is also important to “reserve judgement” until they […]

Michael Avenatti was released from police custody on Wednesday after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, and the media-friendly attorney said that his arrest is an attempt to intimidate him into silence. As NBC Los Angeles reported, Avenatti was released on $50,000 bail after a police report claimed he struck an unnamed and unidentified […]

Michael Avenatti has made a name for himself as a celebrity lawyer by representing Stormy Daniels, but he’s also solidified a strong reputation as a Trump opposer and potential 2020 Presidential candidate. On Wednesday, people saw a glimpse of a possible dark side to Michael Avenatti when the lawyer was arrested on charges of domestic […]

Jacob Wohl, the 20-year-old Donald Trump mega-fan and conspiracy theorist who on November 2 reportedly attempted to stage a hoax accusing Russia Investigation Special Counsel Robert Mueller of sexual assault, as NBC News reported, appeared on Wednesday to claim credit for the arrest of Michael Avenatti. Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame earlier this year as […]

Lisa Storie-Avenatti had been largely a footnote in brash and media-friendly lawyer Michael Avenatti’s battles with Donald Trump, but now his arrest has gotten her some viral attention — which appears to be mistaken. On Wednesday afternoon, Michael Avenatti was arrested by Los Angeles police for allegedly striking his estranged wife. TMZ originally that the […]

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story reported that the woman involved in the incident was Michael Avenatti’s estranged wife. The TMZ report that information was based on has since been corrected to exclude her as the alleged victim. Michael Avenatti, the mercurial lawyer representing adult film star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against […]

Lawyer Michael Avenatti decided to post a video on Twitter which he says vindicates Juan Carlos Granados and proves that Tucker Carlson isn’t telling the truth about what transpired at the Virginia Country Club where an assault reportedly occurred last month. The Daily Mail says that Granados is planning to press charges against Tucker Carlson […]

Controversial lawyer Michale Avenatti is calling for an “immediate indictment” of President Donald Trump after a Wall Street Journal report revealed that Trump may have had complete knowledge about the payoffs made to Avenatti’s client Stormy Daniels and to Karen McDougal. Shortly after the story was released, Avenatti took to Twitter to blast the president. […]

A letter written by the Senate Judiciary Committee suggests that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers provided no substantial evidence to support their claims, Fox News reports. In a comprehensive 414 page report that was released by Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican Senator from Iowa, the Senate Judiciary Committee made it clear that the […]

Her lawsuit was dismissed, and now Stormy Daniels will have to pay the price. In this case, the price is over $340,000. Yowzah. Stormy Daniels filed suit against Donald Trump for defamation after he tweeted about her. She alleged that she and Trump had a sexual relationship, which he says did not happen. When he […]

Michael Avenatti is in the crosshairs of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) again. The Senate Judiciary Committee Chair issued a second referral to the DOJ for Avenatti, whose client list includes Stormy Daniels and Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick. Grassley says that Avenatti issued a fraudulent sworn statement to the Judiciary Committee earlier this month. Grassley already […]

According to Reason, Julie Swetnick still has prominent people and organizations in her corner, including her lawyer Michael Avenatti, Planned Parenthood, and NARAL. There are many critics of both Swetnick and her supporters following her accusations against Kavanaugh. She “was confused about the timing of Kavanaugh’s nomination, changed her mind about whether she specifically say […]

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) made waves Thursday when he asked the Department of Justice to investigate both Julie Swetnick and her attorney, Michael Avenatti, for allegedly making false statements during the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Swetnick came forward shortly after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to report that she, too, witnessed inappropriate sexual […]

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer — and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate hopeful — Michael Avenatti told Time in a recent interview that he thinks the Democratic Party’s selection to run against Donald Trump in 2020 had “better be a white male.” “When you have a white male making the arguments, they carry more weight,” Avenatti told the […]

Stormy Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti, landed in hot water on Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin has ordered Avenatti to personally pay a sum of $4.85 million to Jason Frank, a lawyer who worked at his former law firm. According to TIME, the order came as a result of the fact that Avenatti […]

“I am excited to announce that I will be leading a large resistance rally in Texas at the exact same time of Trump’s. We must fight fire with fire and we must send a message that we will fight to make America America again. #Basta,” spotlight-loving lawyer Michael Avenatti tweeted in September. Avenatti has now […]

Appearing on the MSNBC program Weekends with Alex Witt earlier today, Michael Avenatti, the legal counsel for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, offered up a few remarks regarding both his own potential decision to run as a candidate for the Democratic nominee for president, as well as his thoughts on campaigning against incumbent Donald Trump […]

Michael Avenatti, best-known for being the lawyer who represents Stormy Daniels, announced Thursday that he will be taking a deposition from longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Avenatti will ask questions about the nondisclosure agreement signed by Stormy Daniels following her alleged 2006 affair with Donald Trump. Daniels, a former adult film star, says that she […]

Stormy Daniels had some fiery words for President Donald Trump after he called her “horseface” on Twitter. “Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present your president,” Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford wrote in a tweet. “In addition to his…umm…shortcomings, he has demonstrated his incompetence, hatred of women and lack of self control on Twitter AGAIN! And […]

On Monday, news emerged detailing that adult film star Stormy Daniels and her lawyer Michael Avenatti were dealt a blow in court when a federal judge tossed out their defamation case against President Donald Trump. Tuesday morning, the president celebrated the move via Twitter and he didn’t mince words in his tweet. As the Inquisitr […]

Stormy Daniels was not able to successfully Donald Trump for defamation, as a federal judge recently ruled that Trump’s tweet about her is a First Amendment right, reports NBC News. Trump’s tweet said that the story Stormy Daniels was telling about her encounter with him was “a total con job, playing the Fake News Media […]

Lawyer Michael Avenatti is being accused of trying to trick people into donating to his political action committee (PAC) by stumping for Democratic Party nominee Beto O’Rourke, who is running in the 2018 Texas U.S. Senate race, the Daily Beast reports. The spotlight-loving attorney is best known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in […]

Lawyer and frequent critic of the Trump administration Michael Avenatti decided to take his verbal sparring to a more physical level, calling out Donald Trump Jr. for a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight, with the money raised from it going to charity, according to Business Insider. News of the proposed fight came from Avenatti himself, […]

Michael Avenatti, the attorney who represents Trump accuser Stormy Daniels as well as a woman who has accused Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, warned Donald Trump Jr. Tuesday that he (Trump Jr.) will soon be indicted and going to prison. As The Hill reports, Avenatti and the oldest son of the […]

Lawyer Michael Avenatti may have inadvertently helped confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh, according to the White House. White House spokeswoman for Kavanaugh’s confirmation team Kerri Kupec told the following to The Hill. “I think it took things to such an absurd point, and that’s when you really saw so many Americans […]