An actress has filed a restraining order against attorney and potential 2020 candidate Michael Avenatti, following his arrest last week on suspicion of felony domestic violence.
Estonian actress Mareli Miniutti filed a restraining order against Avenatti, and the Los Angeles Superior Court’s online records show a hearing is slated for Dec. 10 on the matter, The Blast first reported Monday.
On Monday evening after The Blast published their initial report, Avenatti said that any allegations that he had committed domestic violence were “completely bogus and fabricated.”
“I look forward to a full clearing of my name and disclosure of all of the facts,” Avenatti tweeted Monday. “I have NEVER abused a woman or committed domestic violence against anyone. Any claim to the contrary is completely bogus and fabricated. I am a target. And I will be exonerated.”
TMZ reported last week that Avenatti’s estranged wife Lisa Storie-Avenatti had filed a complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department. But Storie-Avenatti’s attorney said that the “article is not true as it pertains to my client,” and TMZ updated its report to say the incident involved a different woman.
Avenatti was released shortly after his arrest and thanked the “hard working men and women of the LAPD for their professionalism.”
“They were only doing their jobs in light of the completely bogus allegations against me,” Avenatti said.
