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Attorney Michael Avenatti speaks to the press after leaving the federal court house in Manhattan on March 25, 2019 in New York City. - Michael Avenatti, who shot to fame as the lawyer of adult film star Stormy Daniels, was arrested on March 25, 2019, on charges of trying to extort more than $20 million from Nike and for embezzling from a client. The celebrity attorney, who represented Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, was arrested in New York based on separate complaints filed in that city as well as Los Angeles. (Photo by Don Emmert / AFP) (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

Attorney Michael Avenatti speaks to the press after leaving the federal court house in Manhattan on March 25, 2019 in New York City. - Michael Avenatti, who shot to fame as the lawyer of adult film star Stormy Daniels, was arrested on March 25, 2019, on charges of trying to extort more than $20 million from Nike and for embezzling from a client. The celebrity attorney, who represented Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, was arrested in New York based on separate complaints filed in that city as well as Los Angeles. (Photo by Don Emmert / AFP)        (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)