Stormy Daniels gushes that watching Michael Avenatti work is like seeing Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel

Michael Avenatti.
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No one will dispute that Michael Avenatti is good at what he does — there is room to argue, though, over what exactly it is he is doing. Avenatti, representing adult film star Stormy Daniels in three lawsuits against President Trump, has made some 200 television appearances in four months, and drawn the irritation of at least one judge, who has told him to end his "publicity tour." Avenatti has gone as far as to float running for president.

But while he has his critics, Avenatti is picture-perfect in the eyes of his allies. In an intriguing profile published at The New York Times Magazine on Tuesday, Daniels describes her lawyer like this:

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.