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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Porn star sues the president over hush agreement

    Adult film star Stormy Daniels says she got paid $130,000 to keep quiet about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump before he was president.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 7, 2018 • 1 min read

    Adult film star Stormy Daniels says she got paid $130,000 to keep quiet about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump before he was president. Daniels filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles on Tuesday, asking the court to declare the nondisclosure agreement invalid because Trump didn’t sign it.

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    2 of 5
    Rent control: Good or bad solution to the housing crisis?
    1. 0:00Where is the legal line for states wanting to buck the feds on immigration?
    2. 9:36Porn star sues the president over hush agreementYou’re reading this
    3. 15:11In Santa Monica, rent control has been the law of the land since 1979
    4. 24:44'The Death of Stalin:' Comedy plus cautionary tale?
    5. 38:37How real are life coaches on Instagram?
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