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| Adult film star Stormy Daniels issues new denial of affair with Trump | Adult film star Stormy Daniels issues new denial of affair with Trump |
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| ‘I am not denying the affair because I was paid ‘hush money’ … I am denying this affair because it never happened’ Daniels says | ‘I am not denying the affair because I was paid ‘hush money’ … I am denying this affair because it never happened’ Daniels says |
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| Pornography actor Stormy Daniels has issued a new denial of allegations that she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006. | Pornography actor Stormy Daniels has issued a new denial of allegations that she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006. |
| “Over the past few weeks I have been asked countless times to comment on reports of an alleged sexual relationship I had with Donald Trump many, many, many years ago,” Daniels, whose name is Stephanie Clifford, said in a statement. | “Over the past few weeks I have been asked countless times to comment on reports of an alleged sexual relationship I had with Donald Trump many, many, many years ago,” Daniels, whose name is Stephanie Clifford, said in a statement. |
| “The fact of the matter is that each party to this alleged affair denied its existence in 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017 and now again in 2018. I am not denying the affair because I was paid ‘hush money’ as has been reported in overseas owned tabloids. I am denying this affair because it never happened.” | “The fact of the matter is that each party to this alleged affair denied its existence in 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017 and now again in 2018. I am not denying the affair because I was paid ‘hush money’ as has been reported in overseas owned tabloids. I am denying this affair because it never happened.” |
| The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that a Trump Organization attorney, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 just before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair she had with Trump a decade earlier, soon after Melania Trump gave birth to the couple’s only son, Barron. Cohen later produced an email in which Clifford apparently denied a “sexual and/or romantic affair” and receipt of “hush money”. | The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that a Trump Organization attorney, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 just before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair she had with Trump a decade earlier, soon after Melania Trump gave birth to the couple’s only son, Barron. Cohen later produced an email in which Clifford apparently denied a “sexual and/or romantic affair” and receipt of “hush money”. |
| Daniels issued the statement hours before Trump is due to deliver his first State of the Union address to Congress. Immediately following the event, Daniels will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Where she is certain to face questions about the alleged liaison. | Daniels issued the statement hours before Trump is due to deliver his first State of the Union address to Congress. Immediately following the event, Daniels will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Where she is certain to face questions about the alleged liaison. |
| Her denial follows the publication of an interview with the pornographic actor by InTouch magazine in which she claims she had an extramarital affair with Trump, years before his presidential campaign and ascendance to the White House. | Her denial follows the publication of an interview with the pornographic actor by InTouch magazine in which she claims she had an extramarital affair with Trump, years before his presidential campaign and ascendance to the White House. |
| In a 2011 interview with the magazine, Daniels details at length her 2006 relationship with the businessman, including encounters with his entourage, his teetotaling lifestyle and his phobia of sharks. | In a 2011 interview with the magazine, Daniels details at length her 2006 relationship with the businessman, including encounters with his entourage, his teetotaling lifestyle and his phobia of sharks. |
| A White House official denied the allegations from the magazine, saying: “These are old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.” | A White House official denied the allegations from the magazine, saying: “These are old, recycled reports, which were published and strongly denied prior to the election.” |
| Last week, Melania Trump broke her silence about the speculation over her marriage amid rumours regarding her husband’s fidelity. | Last week, Melania Trump broke her silence about the speculation over her marriage amid rumours regarding her husband’s fidelity. |
| The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, on Friday criticised “a laundry list of salacious and flat-out false reporting”. It came after Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, denied having an affair with the president. | The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, on Friday criticised “a laundry list of salacious and flat-out false reporting”. It came after Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, denied having an affair with the president. |
| The Daniels’ statement released on Tuesday ends with an appeal to follow her on Instagram, where she posted a photo of herself lying on a bed with the caption, “Relaxing before the big night.” | The Daniels’ statement released on Tuesday ends with an appeal to follow her on Instagram, where she posted a photo of herself lying on a bed with the caption, “Relaxing before the big night.” |
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