Stormy Daniels: 5 unknown facts about the pornstar and Donald Trump accuser
Does porn-star Stormy Daniels need any introduction? Probably not! All thanks to her controversies. Daniels' statement that she received $130,000 as hush money to hide her sexual encounter with former US President Donald Trump has led to his indictment by a federal judge.
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Gregory Clifford, said she met Donald Trump in July 2006 and had consensual sex, months after his son Barron was born. When they were introduced to each other, Daniels was 27 and Trump was 60. Stormy Daniels chose her stage name Stormy Daniels to reflect her love of the iconic rock band Motley Crue, whose bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Storm.
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5 unknown facts about Stormy Daniels
She was sexually abused when she was 9
In her book, Stormy Daniels wrote that she was sexually abused by a middle-aged man when she was just nine years old.
Stripping before pornography
In order to make a living, Daniels started stripping at 17. She was visiting a friend at a strip club in town when she was persuaded to perform a guest set. Daniels went on to headline at strip clubs across Texas and Louisiana, before entering the pornography industry. In 2018, she also hosted a national stripping tour.
She was a champion equestrian
According to Rolling Stone, she's a nationally ranked equestrian, and she broke her back last year in a show-jumping competition, which forced her to take time off from her work.
She thought about running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
Daniels reportedly pondered running for the Senate in 2009 on behalf of her native Louisiana. At the moment, Daniels said to a local TV station, "I've never claimed to be the best candidate for the position. I am not at all. I simply believe I would make a better senator than the one they currently have." Even though she formed an exploratory committee to research the possibility, she ultimately chose not to run.
She produces and directs her own adult films
She has been nominated for 'Director of the Year' at multiple adult-film awards shows, with 17 nominations in total. She's now signed with Digital Playground, one of the biggest production companies in the porn industry.