Skip to main content
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
Got A Tip? Email Or Call (888) 847-9869
TMZ
  • News
  • Sports
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Pods
  • Tours
  • Deals
Got a tip?
  • News
  • Sports
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Pods
  • Tours
  • Deals

Shows

TMZ
TMZ Live
TMZ Sports

Download The App

App Store
Google Play
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy (New)
  • Terms of Use
  • Ad Choices
  • Your Privacy Choices
  • Articles
  • Articles XML
  • Updated Articles
  • Updated Articles XML
  • Categories
  • Categories XML
  • Galleries
  • People
  • People XML
  • Photos XML
  • Videos

© 2026 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • Give Us
    a Call
  • Shoot Us
    an Email
  • Send Us
    a Text

Michael Avenatti

  • News

  • Videos

  • Photos

Michael-Avenatti-backgrid-1

Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Michael Avenatti Seen for 1st Time Since Prison Release

Published: 04/09/2026
Michael Avenatti -- the lawyer busted for ripping off clients like Stormy Daniels and others -- is out of the slammer and back in the spotlight ... and we got the pics. The disgraced attorney was snapped wearing athleisure on a sunny day outside the Hollywood halfway house he'll likely be calling…
... Read More
Michael Avenatti leaving prison getty 2

Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Michael Avenatti Released From Prison, Back in Hollywood

Published: 04/08/2026
Michael Avenatti -- the blustery lawyer who repped Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Donald Trump and then went to prison for ripping her and other clients off -- is now a free man. Well, sort of. Avenatti was convicted of various crimes -- including a $20 million extortion scheme against Nike…
... Read More
michael avenatti arriving to court

Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 30 Months in Nike Extortion Scheme Case

Published: 07/08/2021
Michael Avenatti was just sentenced to 30 months in his Nike extortion scheme case. A very emotional Avenatti appeared in court Thurdsay in NYC where the sentence was handed down, on top of the 30 months, he'll also have 3 years of supervised release. The sentence is light considering the…
... Read More
0716-rkelly-getty-01

Family of Alleged R. Kelly Victim Denies Claim of $2 Mil Payoff

Published: 07/16/2019
R. Kelly didn't buy an acquittal in 2008 by paying off the alleged child victim and her family ... so says that family. Attorney Christopher Brown, who represents the family, tells TMZ ... the claims made by Michael Avenatti suggesting the victim did not testify in the trial because the family…
... Read More
0613-michael-avenatti-tmz-01

Michael Avenatti Sued by Paraplegic Claiming He Siphoned Almost $4 Million

Published: 06/13/2019
Michael Avenatti's legal troubles continue mounting ... he's now facing a lawsuit from his former paraplegic client who claims Avenatti stole nearly $4 million from him. Geoffrey Johnson is suing the lawyer claiming Avenatti took the vast majority of a $4 million settlement payment that Johnson…
... Read More
0522_michael-avenatti-and-stormy-daniels_getty

Michael Avenatti Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Money from Stormy Daniels

Published: 05/22/2019
Michael Avenatti has just been indicted on new charges ... alleging he stole money from a former client ... and sources tell TMZ it's Stormy Daniels. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged the disgraced attorney with 1 count of wire fraud and 1 count of aggravated…
... Read More
0411-Michael-avenatti-tmz-01

Michael Avenatti Allegedly Stole Millions from Mentally Ill Paraplegic

Published: 04/11/2019
9:11 AM -- Avenatti vehemently denies any wrongdoing. He said, "Any claim that any monies due clients were mishandled is bogus nonsense." He tweeted what he says is a testimonial from the paraplegic client he's accused of stealing millions from ... saying the client signed the doc less than a…
... Read More
0406-michael-avenatti-zion-williamson-tmz-getty-01

Duke Looking Into Avenatti Claiming Nike Bribed Zion Williamson

Published: 04/06/2019
Michael Avenatti has roped Zion Williamson into his Nike bribery allegations -- suggesting the shoe company paid the basketball star's mom to get him to go to Duke. Avenatti tweeted out the accusation Friday night, writing ... "@DukeMBB - About this denial by Coach K the other day relating to…
... Read More
032819_donald_trump_jr_primary

Donald Trump Jr. Rips Michael Avenatti Over Alleged Nike Extortion Plot

Published: 03/28/2019
6:37 PM PT -- Donald Trump Jr. just threw some major shade at Avenatti at his father's political rally in Michigan, joking that Michael's presidential ambitions took a serious hit this week. Junior jokes that Michael went from "Avenatti 2020 to Avenatti 20 to 25" ... clearly hoping his foe is…
... Read More
0326_Michael-Avenatti_nike-Deandre-Ayton-getty-tmz

Michael Avenatti Blasts Nike, Accuses Company of Paying Deandre Ayton, Bol Bol

Published: 03/26/2019
Michael Avenatti is not lying low following his release from custody for allegedly extorting Nike -- instead, he's doubling down ... and throwing two huge basketball stars under the bus. The lawyer just went on a Twitter attack against Nike, claiming the company has not been cooperating with a…
... Read More
0325-michael-avenatti-r-kelly-tmz-fb

Michael Avenatti's Indictment Casts Shadow in R. Kelly Case

Published: 03/26/2019
Michael Avenatti's new legal woes -- being accused of extortion and fraud -- could derail the case against R. Kelly ... that's what the singer's lawyer thinks. R. Kelly's attorney, Steve Greenberg, tells TMZ ... now that Avenatti has been charged with extortion as well as bank and tax fraud, his…
... Read More
032519_michael_avenatti_primary

Michael Avenatti Released on Bond in Nike Extortion Arrest

Published: 03/26/2019
3/26 -- Avenatti tweeted early Tuesday morning thanking his supporters for their kind words. He then claimed that he "never attempted to extort Nike & when the evidence is disclosed, the public will learn the truth about Nike's crime & coverup." 6:13 PM PT -- Avenatti just held a brief…
... Read More
More Next page

ABOUT TMZ

  • About TMZ.com
  • Privacy Policy (New)
  • Terms of Use
  • Ad Choices
  • Your Privacy Choices
  • Articles
  • Articles XML
  • Updated Articles
  • Updated Articles XML
  • Categories
  • Categories XML
  • Galleries
  • People
  • People XML
  • Photos XML
  • Videos

CONTACT TMZ

  • Contact Us
  • Send a Hot Tip
  • Careers
  • Advertising Inquiries
  • Media Inquiries

SUBSCRIBE

Yes! Send me email updates and offers from TMZ and its Affiliates. By subscribing, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

FOLLOW

TMZ APPS

  • Download the TMZ App on the Apple App Store
  • Download the TMZ App on the Google Play Store
© 2026 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Thirty Mile Zone