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Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio during strip club show | |
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US adult film star Stormy Daniels has been arrested in a strip club in Columbus, Ohio. | |
Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly letting a customer touch her on stage "in a non-sexual manner", her lawyer tweeted. She has posted bail. | |
The lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said she would deny the charges. | |
Ms Daniels became embroiled in a row with President Donald Trump after saying she had slept with him in 2006, an allegation which he denies. | Ms Daniels became embroiled in a row with President Donald Trump after saying she had slept with him in 2006, an allegation which he denies. |
Her lawyer called the arrest "a setup" and "politically motivated". | Her lawyer called the arrest "a setup" and "politically motivated". |
Documents posted on the Franklin County Municipal Court website show Ms Daniels has posted $6,054 (£4,586) in bail, and is scheduled for an arraignment on Friday. | |
US media tweeted a mugshot of Ms Daniels, purportedly from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Columbus. | |
NBC News have posted a video online of what they say is Ms Daniels arriving at Jackson Pike Correctional Center in handcuffs. | |
Mr Avenatti tweeted that Ms Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, had been performing "the same act she has performed across the nation at nearly 100 strip clubs". | |
Mr Avenatti later said his client would plead not guilty to all three misdemeanour charges, and also posted a statement from Ms Daniels saying she would not be able to go ahead with tonight's show. | |
"I deeply apologise to my fans in Columbus," the statement read. | |
An Ohio law known as the Community Defense Act proscribes anyone touching a nude or semi-nude dancer, unless they are related. | An Ohio law known as the Community Defense Act proscribes anyone touching a nude or semi-nude dancer, unless they are related. |
The Sirens venue tweeted last month to say Ms Daniels would make two "exclusive appearances" there on the nights of 11 and 12 July. | |
A person who answered the phone at Sirens declined to comment. | A person who answered the phone at Sirens declined to comment. |
Ms Daniels says she was paid $130,000 (£98,000) shortly before the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Mr Trump. | Ms Daniels says she was paid $130,000 (£98,000) shortly before the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Mr Trump. |
She is trying to free herself from a non-disclosure agreement signed before the election, and suing over a "defamatory" tweet by the US president earlier this year. Mr Trump denies all allegations. | She is trying to free herself from a non-disclosure agreement signed before the election, and suing over a "defamatory" tweet by the US president earlier this year. Mr Trump denies all allegations. |