Stormy Daniels to Appeal Dismissal of Defamation Lawsuit Against Donald Trump
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A California judge in charge of the case has ruled that the debatable tweet was protected by the First Amendment, and ordered the porn star to pay for the U.S. President's legal fee.

AceShowbiz - Porn star Stormy Daniels' defamation lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump has been dismissed.

Daniels, real name Stephanie Gregory Clifford, claims to have had an affair with Trump in 2006 - one year after he married First Lady Melania Trump.

Her lawyer Michael Avenatti filed the suit after Trump accused her on Twitter of inventing a story about being threatened by a man who told her not to speak out about the alleged fling.

On Monday, October 15, a California judge ruled that the tweet, which called her claims "a total con job" and compared a photo-fit of the man she alleges menaced her to a picture of her ex-husband, is protected by America's First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech.

The 39-year-old was also ordered to pay Trump's legal fees, which are yet to be calculated. She is appealing the ruling.

Trump's lawyer Charles Harder hailed the decision as a "total victory" for his client.

However, in a statement posted on Twitter, Avenatti slammed Harder's claim as "an outright lie" as other cases relating to the alleged affair are still ongoing.

The ruling does not affect a separate lawsuit that the pornographic actress has brought against the 72-year-old businessman-turned-politician over the $130,000 (£98,000) she claims Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid her to sign a non-disclosure agreement to ensure she stayed silent in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

Cohen has pleaded guilty to violating U.S. campaign finance laws by making payments to Daniels, and another woman, who also claimed to have had a sexual relationship with the President. He has alleged the payments were made at Trump's request.

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