Stormy Daniels: Porn work prepped her for media storm surrounding 60 Minutes interview
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CBS will air its interview with adult film actress Stormy Daniels on Sunday’s “60 Minutes.” Daniels has said she had sex with Donald Trump before he became president and has been trying to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she signed. (March 21)
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WASHINGTON — Adult film actress Stormy Daniels said her years of work in the porn industry serve as good preparation for the onslaught of public attention she’s receiving ahead of her highly anticipated interview with 60 Minutes.
“I’ve developed a thick skin and maybe a little bit of a dark sense of humor,” she told The Washington Post.“But nothing truly could prepare someone for this.”
The CBS program is scheduled to air an interview Sunday night with Daniels, who says she had an affair with President Trump that began in 2006 and lasted into 2007. She said she was paid $130,000 by Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen for her silence just days before the presidential election in 2016.Â
The interview comes after a weeks of intense publicity and cable news appearances by Daniel’s lawyer Michael Avenatti, who suggested Sunday on Twitter that more bombshells about the alleged tryst could drop after the interview airs.
“Not all of our evidence will be mentioned/displayed tonight – that would be foolish,” Avenatti tweeted on Sunday, adding that CBS is unlikely to air the full interview recorded two weeks ago.
“Tonight is not the end,” Avenatti added. “It’s the beginning.”
Avenatti, who declined an interview request Sunday with USA TODAY, has hinted repeatedly that Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, may have evidence of the alleged affair with Trump. On Friday, he tweeted a photo of a CD inside an open safe, suggesting that Daniels has photos to back up her claims.
Trump’s allies have denied the affair, even as Trump and his lawyers have gone to court to force the dispute with Daniels back into private arbitration and out of public view. Cohen is seeking $20 million in damages from Daniels for publicly discussing the alleged relationship.
Trump, who routinely uses his Twitter account to blast his political enemies, has remained largely silent about Daniels, despite the daily headlines about the alleged tryst ever since Daniels filed a lawsuit earlier this month, seeking to invalidate what she calls her “hush” agreement with Cohen.
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Michael Cohen, an attorney for Donald Trump, arrives in Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 16, 2016. Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump’s personal attorney acknowledged paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump, her manager xtold The Associated Press Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, believes that Cohen invalidated a non-disclosure agreement after two news stories: One, in which Cohen told The New York Times that he made the six-figure payment with his personal funds, and another in the Daily Beast, which reported that Cohen was shopping a book proposal that would touch on Daniels’ story, said the manager, Gina Rodriguez. Â
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former Playboy model Karen McDougal gave an interview to CNN, detailing her alleged 2006 affair with Trump. McDougal filed a lawsuit last week against American Media Inc., the company that owns the National Enquirer, which allegedly paid her $150,000 not to speak about her affair.
McDougal and Daniels are among 19 women who claim affairs with Trump or accuse him of unwanted sexual advances.
Trump is scheduled to be back at the White House when the Daniels interview airs, while First Lady Melania Trump plans to remain in Florida at Mar-a-Lago for spring break.
More: Did the $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels break the law?
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Summer Zervos: The former “Apprentice” contestant has accused the president of sexual misconduct, including kissing and groping her in the years after she left the show. She has filed suit against him, saying he made defamatory remarks about her after she came forward with her story.
Seen here, Summer Zervos, left, stands with her lawyer Gloria Allred outside the New York County Criminal Court on Dec. 5, 2017, in New York. The judge in the case allowed on March 20, 2018, Zervos’ defamation suit against Trump to proceed.Â
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