Former President Donald Trump was indicted on criminal charges related to hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels to avoid a scandal ahead of the 2016 US election. As this case continues to unfold, many are left wondering: who is Stormy Daniels, and what is her connection to the former president?
Here are some key facts about the adult film actress:
Background and Early Career
Stormy Daniels, born Stephanie Gregory Clifford, grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her parents divorced when she was a child, and she was raised by her mother. According to The Guardian, she began working at strip clubs during high school to support herself financially.
In 2002, Daniels began performing in adult films, and she has since appeared in numerous movies. She has also directed adult films and won several awards for her work in the industry.
Involvement in the Donald Trump Scandal
Daniels claims to have had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump in July 2006, during a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. In 2011, she gave an interview to In Touch Weekly in which she discussed the alleged affair, but the story was never published.
In 2016, just before the presidential election, Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, arranged a $130,000 payment to Daniels as part of a non-disclosure agreement to keep her from going public with her story. The payment was made through a shell company, and Trump denies any knowledge of it.
In 2018, Daniels filed a lawsuit against Trump, claiming that the non-disclosure agreement was invalid because Trump had not signed it. She also alleged that Cohen had defamed her by suggesting that she was lying about the affair.
Trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing in the hush money payment. However, in 2023, he was indicted on criminal charges related to the payment.
Personal Life
Daniels has been married four times, most recently to fellow adult film actor Barrett Blade. She has one daughter.
In her 2018 memoir, Full Disclosure, Daniels wrote about being neglected by her family and being sexually abused by an older man when she was nine years old.
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