Michael Avenatti detained by police in Los Angeles on domestic violence accusations

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Michael Avenatti detained by police in Los Angeles on domestic violence accusations

Michael Avenatti

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Michael Avenatti speaks to media as he exits the United States District Court Southern District of New York on May 30, 2018

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  • Star attorney Michael Avenatti was taken into police custody on Wednesday, on accusations of domestic violence, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing a Los Angeles Police Department official.
  • Police had responded to a domestic incident and took a report on the matter one day earlier, the AP said.
  • Avenatti represents the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who has been involved in an ongoing legal dispute over a 2016 nondisclosure agreement with President Donald Trump.
  • The lawyer has recently stoked rumors of a 2020 presidential run on the Democratic ticket.

Attorney Michael Avenatti was taken into police custody on Wednesday on accusations of domestic violence, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing a Los Angeles Police Department official.

Police had responded to a domestic incident and took a report on the matter one day earlier, the AP said.

TMZ first reported the news. A representative from Avenatti's Newport Beach law firm did not immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.

Avenatti represents the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who has been involved in an ongoing legal dispute over a 2016 nondisclosure agreement with President Donald Trump.

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That nondisclosure agreement stems from Daniels' assertion that she and Trump had a sexual relationship in 2006. Daniels was paid $130,000 to keep quiet about the claim ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Avenatti has recently stoked rumors of a 2020 presidential run on the Democratic ticket.

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