Adult film star Stormy Daniels owes $300,000 in legal fees to former U.S. President Donald Trump after a failed appeal of her initial defamation suit.
In 2018, a federal judge dismissed Daniels’ lawsuit against Trump, saying that the tweet that prompted the legal challenge was constitutionally protected speech.
This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld that decision. “I will go to jail before I pay a penny,” Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, tweeted Monday after the ruling came down.
I will go to jail before I pay a penny — Stormy Daniels (@StormyDaniels) <a href=«https://twitter.com/StormyDaniels/status/1506064853445795845?ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>March 22, 2022 The lawsuit started when Daniels went to a forensic artist to create a sketch of a man who had threatened her to stay silent about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.