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Avenatti ordered to have no contact with Stormy Daniels

By Caitlin Yilek
Published May 28, 2019 6:45pm ET
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Avenatti ordered to have no contact with Stormy Daniels
In this April 16, 2018 file photo, Stormy Daniels, right, and her attorney Michael Avenatti turn from the microphones after speaking as they leave federal court in New York. Avenatti, the trash-talking lawyer who became a household name by representing a porn star and hounding Donald Trump, is now in the legal fight of his life against federal charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. | (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to allegations that he defrauded porn star Stormy Daniels.

The embattled lawyer is accused of misappropriating funds the porn star was supposed to receive from a book deal while he represented her in a legal battle against President Trump and Michael Cohen, Trump’s former longtime attorney.

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