Stormy Daniels is an American adult film actress and director who made headlines in 2018 when news broke that she had an affair with then-president Donald Trump in 2006. In her account of events, Daniels claimed that she had a consensual sexual encounter with Trump and was later paid $130,000 by Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, in exchange for her silence about the affair. Trump has denied the affair ever took place, but admitted that Cohen had paid Daniels.
The scandal surrounding Daniels and Trump gained national attention and led to legal battles. Daniels filed a lawsuit to break the nondisclosure agreement she had signed with Cohen, claiming that Trump had never signed the agreement and therefore it was invalid. The lawsuit was eventually settled, with Daniels receiving permission to speak publicly about the affair.
The scandal also led to legal trouble for Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison for campaign finance violations related to the payment he made to Daniels. Trump's involvement in the payments is still under investigation.
The Daniels scandal was part of a larger cultural reckoning around sexual harassment and misconduct in the entertainment industry and politics. Daniels has since become a vocal advocate for women's rights and has continued to speak out about her experience with Trump.
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