Court won’t revive porn star’s defamation suit against Trump
February 22, 2021 9:02AM CST
FILE – In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair “Venus” in Berlin. A judge should grant attorney fees to lawyers who represented porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against Ohio’s capital city before competing claims on Daniels’ $450,000 settlement are dealt with, including a claim by President Donald Trump, Daniels’ lawyers argued in a court filing. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from porn star Stormy Daniels, who sought to revive a defamation lawsuit she filed against former President Donald Trump.
The justices did not comment in leaving in place a lower court ruling dismissing the case.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and was paid $130,000 as part of a nondisclosure agreement days before the 2016 presidential election. She sued him for defamation after he dismissed her claims of being threatened to keep quiet about the tryst as a “total con job.”
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in 2018 and ordered Daniels to pay nearly $300,000 in attorneys’ fees.
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