Michael Avenatti has been accused of embezzling nearly $2 million of a payment made in January 2017 to his client, Alexis Gardner, from her then-boyfriend, Miami Heat star Hassan Whiteside, The Los Angeles Times reports.
Gardner, an actress and barista, hired Avenatti — best-known for representing porn star Stormy Daniels — a few weeks earlier to negotiate the settlement of a potential lawsuit against the NBA player. (The underlying accusation of the suit is unknown.) Avenatti helped them reach a $3 million deal, with $2.75 million as Whiteside’s first payment and the remaining $250,000 to follow on November 1st,...
Gardner, an actress and barista, hired Avenatti — best-known for representing porn star Stormy Daniels — a few weeks earlier to negotiate the settlement of a potential lawsuit against the NBA player. (The underlying accusation of the suit is unknown.) Avenatti helped them reach a $3 million deal, with $2.75 million as Whiteside’s first payment and the remaining $250,000 to follow on November 1st,...
- 4/22/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
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