Lawyer drops defamation suit against Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti

A former lawyer for Stormy Daniels dropped a defamation suit Thursday that he filed in June against the porn actress and her attorney Michael Avenatti.

The lawyer, Keith Davidson, negotiated a $130,000 payment in 2016 for Daniels in return for her silence about her alleged affair with Donald Trump.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, fired Davidson and replaced him with Avenatti.

Davidson’s suit accused Avenatti of defaming him on Twitter by suggesting that Davidson was once arrested for extortion.

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