Stephanie Clifford, who uses the stage name Stormy Daniels, filed the lawsuit in a New York federal court MARY ALTAFFER/APA porn star who claims to have had an affair with President Trump has sued him for defamation, adding a new strand to an already tangled web of legal disputes between them. Stephanie Clifford, who uses the stage name Stormy Daniels, filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court. It contends that Mr Trump defamed her last month when he said on Twitter that a sketch she had commissioned of a man she says threatened her was “a total con job”. Ms Clifford alleges that a man approached her in Las Vegas in 2011 and warned her: “Leave Trump alone. Forget the story.” The man then allegedly gestured at her daughter and added: “That’s a beautiful little girl.

Source: The Times April 30, 2018 23:48 UTC