Attorney Michael Avenatti, who became famous for representing Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, was arrested for suspected domestic violence on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
TMZ first reported that Avenatti’s estranged wife filed a report with the LAPD after the alleged incident occurred on Tuesday. However, in a statement to BuzzFeed News, attorneys for Avenatti’s wife Lisa Storie-Avenatti contradicted reports from TMZ, asserting that she was not present in Avenatti’s apartment on the date of the alleged incident.
“My client and I have reviewed the TMZ article alleging that my client, Lisa Storie-Avenatti, has been injured and that Michael Avenatti has been arrested as a result of some incident that occurred between them. This article is not true as it pertains to my client,” the statement said. “Ms. Storie-Avenatti was not subject to any such incident on Tuesday night. Further, she was not at Mr. Avenatti’s apartment on the date that this alleged incident occurred. My client states that there has never been domestic violence in her relationship with Michael and that she has never known Michael to be physically violent toward anyone.”
Avenatti also represented Julie Swetnick, one of the several women who accused Supreme Court judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in a three-page sworn declaration to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The statement prompted Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to call for an investigation into both Swetnick and Avenatti.
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