{"id":214840,"date":"2019-05-18T05:08:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T09:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=214840"},"modified":"2019-05-18T05:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T09:08:24","slug":"stormy-daniels-agrees-to-dismiss-lawsuit-against-ex-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/18\/stormy-daniels-agrees-to-dismiss-lawsuit-against-ex-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stormy Daniels agrees to dismiss lawsuit against ex-lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daniel said she signed a nondisclosure agreement about the affair in exchange for a $130,000 payment. (File Photo<\/a>: Stormy Daniels\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Porn actress Stormy Daniels has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that accused her former lawyer\u00a0of\u00a0colluding with President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to have her deny having an affair with Trump.<\/p>\n

A notice to the court on Thursday indicated that Daniels \u2014 whose real name is Stephanie Clifford \u2014 reached an agreement in principle with Cohen to settle the claims and a final agreement with her ex-lawyer, Keith Davidson.<\/p>\n

Davidson said the settlement is a \u201cwalk-away\u201d and that no money will be exchanged.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit accused him\u00a0of\u00a0being a \u201cpuppet\u201d for Trump and secretly working with Cohen to have Daniels appear on Fox News and falsely deny having sex with Trump. The interview never took place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lawsuit was a sham from day one, it never should have been filed, quite frankly,\u201d Davidson said Friday.<\/p>\n

Messages left for attorneys representing Daniels and Cohen were not immediately returned Friday.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit was fallout from Daniels’ lawsuit against Trump, which sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged 2006 affair. The president has denied the affair but Cohen admitted in federal court he arranged the payment to silence Daniels and help Trump win the presidency. He pleaded guilty to campaign violations.<\/p>\n

Daniel said she signed a nondisclosure agreement about the affair in exchange for a $130,000 payment. She signed the agreement days before the 2016 election. She wanted a Los Angeles court to declare the agreement illegal so that she could speak out without fear\u00a0of\u00a0financial penalty.<\/p>\n

But in March a federal judge tossed out her lawsuit against Trump, saying it was irrelevant after Trump and Cohen both agreed not to penalize Daniels.<\/p>\n

The lawsuits were filed while Daniels’ attorney was Michael Avenatti, who currently is facing federal charges in a case alleging he stole millions\u00a0of\u00a0dollars from clients, cheated on taxes and committed bank fraud.<\/p>\n

Davidson said the agreement to dismiss Daniels’ case against him came quickly after Avenatti departed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was unfortunate that it was ever filed,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the only purpose this lawsuit served was to get Mr. Avenatti’s face on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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