Stormy Daniels tells jury Michael Avenatti lied and stole from her

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Stormy Daniels took the stand and accused her former lawyer, Michael Avenatti, of being a thief and a liar.

The porn star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, told jurors that Aventatti, who has pleaded not guilty in the fraud case in New York, stole nearly $300,000 out of the $800,000 advance on her book deal for her autobiography Full Disclosure and misled her about what he did with the money, according to NBC News.

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