Lordy there are tapes
Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti claims he will be 'fully exonerated' by a now-deleted Instagram post his accuser shared in the hours after he allegedly assaulted her.
Mareli Miniutti, an Estonian actress who has appeared in Ocean's Eight, was revealed as the woman who claimed the lawyer, who represents Daniels in her legal battles against President Donald Trump, struck her.
Avenatti, 47, was booked for felony domestic assault after he allegedly struck the woman last Tuesday, November 14th.
Her face was 'swollen and bruised' with 'red marks' on both cheeks, law enforcement sources told TMZ.
Lawyer Michael Avenatti claims he will be 'fully exonerated' by a now-deleted Instagram post (above) his accuser, Mareli Miniutti, shared in the hours after he allegedly assaulted her
Miniutti filed the domestic violence restraining order against Avenatti in Los Angeles on Monday and a hearing has been set for December 10,
The Blast reported.
But Avenatti hit back against the allegations on Monday, denying he struck the woman near his ritzy Los Angeles apartment and claimed he would be vindicated by video evidence.
He claims his accuser had posted something on Instagram in the hours after the incident that showed her claims were 'bogus.'
Avenatti appears to be referring to videos posted on Minuitti's Instagram story - shared in the hours after Avenatti was taken into custody last Wednesday, according to
The Hill.
They show a carefree Miniutti laughing and apparently bruise-free - although she may have concealed her injuries with make-up.
He earlier hinted that Miniutti has shared posts he said 'undercut' her claims on her Instagram page, which she made private after the restraining order she filed was made public.
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