Stormy Daniels interview LIVE — Porn star says Trump should not go to jail and admits she was ‘sad’ to see him in court
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STORMY Daniels has revealed in an explosive interview that she was sad to see Donald Trump in court after the former president's arrest.
The porn star talked with Piers Morgan for 90 minutes on Thursday after Trump's historic arraignment this week.
Piers asked Stormy what she felt when she saw Trump charged with 34 felony counts in court.
"Part of me was like, he had to go in and be under the rules of someone else, he has to obey the judge … the king has been dethroned," Stormy said.
"Honestly, there’s a range of emotions but I think sad was the one that was the most impactful and shocking for me to feel."
The charges against Trump stem from alleged "hush payments" made to Stormy and Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Stormy told Piers that she doesn't believe Trump should be thrown in jail, saying: "Specific to my case, I don’t think that his crimes against me are worthy of incarceration."
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Stormy believes Trump should not be jailed for her case
Stormy - who is a registered Republican but said she did not vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020 - told Piers that she does not believe he should face jail for his alleged crimes.
"Specific to my case, I don’t think that his crimes against me are worthy of incarceration," she said.
But she explained that for other alleged crimes, he is under investigation for - Trump could end up being sent to prison.
Not one vote!
During Stormy's interview with Piers, she revealed that she was a registered Republican.
She also noted that she did not vote in the last presidential election and never voted for Trump in 2016.
The porn star confirmed that she has voted Republican in the past and has never voted for a Democrat.
"No. No, I did not", Daniels said when asked if she's ever voted for the former president.
Stormy says she will testify if needed
During Stormy's interview with Piers, she vowed she will testify if Trump's case goes to trial, saying she has "nothing to hide".
"You weren’t asked to give evidence to the grand jury, but you may be asked to testify if this ends up as a trial. How do you feel about potentially testifying in a trial that will be watched around the world?" Piers asked.
Stormy replied: "Any time you’re up in the public eye it’s scary. I mean, used to get scared giving an oral book report in school, so it’s daunting, but I look forward to it."
She went on: "I have nothing to hide. I’m the only one that has been telling the truth.
"And, you know, you can’t shame me even more.
The history between Trump and Stormy, continued
During the show, Daniels told Anderson Cooper that she first met Trump in 2006 at a golf tournament.
"From that moment on, he was a completely different person," Daniels recalled, via .
"He was like, 'Wow, you — you are special. You remind me of my daughter.' You know — he was like, 'You're smart and beautiful, and a woman to be reckoned with, and I like you. I like you.' "
She then went on to claim that she had sex with Trump because she felt pressured to once they got back to his hotel room, NPR reports.
At the time, Daniels was 27 and Trump was 60 and had just married Melania Trump the year prior.
The history between Trump and Stormy
In January 2018, Daniels made headlines after ran a report that claimed Trump's lawyer paid her $130,000 right before the 2016 presidential election to stay quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they had in 2006.
Trump's representatives have since denied the affair and have said that Daniels is lying.
After the report ran, Daniels' life continued to make headlines and she eventually opened up about the alleged affair during an appearance on CBS' 60 Minutes.
Stormy Daniels has one daughter
As of the time of writing, Stormy Daniels has one child who was born in 2011.
She had her daughter with her third husband, Golden Crain.
In an interview with Daily Beast in 2012, Storymy spoke about her daughter : “We have this smart, amazing, beautiful daughter that is awesome. The three of us go to Gymboree class for music. He (Crain) is great with our daughter because he has no problems doing anything with her that I do. He will take her to the bathroom in a restaurant and change a dirty diaper.”
Describing her typical day at the time, she told the news outlet: “We get up and watch Sesame Street every morning. I make her breakfast, and we hang out and are goofy for a while. Then we go out and run errands.
“I try to do something fun with her every day. I just consider myself to be especially blessed, and people who knock porn, well, it affords me to be with my daughter.”
Fourth time’s the charm
Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Gregory, has been married four times as of the time of writing.
Her first marriage, which she entered into in 2003 with porn actor Pat Myne, ended in divorce in 2005.
Mike Moz and Stormy later wed between 2007 and 2009.
Stormy married fellow pornstar Golden Crain in 2015 after divorcing Mike in 2009. In 2018, they later got divorced.
Barrett Blade, actual name Russell Barrett, and Stormy are currently married. According to reports, they were married in December 2022. He is a businessman who also performs in porn and owns Alienwerxs.
His business furthermore sells Stormy Daniels memorabilia like calendars and t-shirts in addition to apparel with an extraterrestrial motif.
Stormy Daniels's love story
In the Fall of 2022, Daniels married her fourth husband, Barrett Blade.
Daniels took to Instagram to gush on her new man. She said: "When you marry your best friend, life is always going to be good...even on the days it's hard.
"Thank you @barettblade777 for giving me my dream home, life, and family."
The two have known each other for 25 years.
They originally met in a bar but only recently did their friendship become romantic.
Blade is also in the adult film industry and they often travel to fan conventions together.
Stormy is understood to have moved to a horse farm in Florida from her home base in Texas to live with her new husband.
More on Stormy Daniels continued
Due to her successful career, she has been able to win numerous industry awards and become a member of the NightMoves, AVN, and XRCO Halls of Fame.
In 2018, Daniels was set to appear as a housemate on the 22nd season of UK Celebrity Big Brother but backed out hours before the show was set to go live.
She also appeared in the reboot of VH1's The Surreal Life's debut season in 2022.
Following her legal battle against Donald Trump, West Hollywood honored Daniels by giving her the key to the city and naming May 23 "Stormy Daniels Day."
More on Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels is a popular adult film actress and director who was born on March 17, 1979, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
She was born Stephanie Gregory Clifford and first gained attention as a stripper in Baton Rouge, Florida.
She chose her stage name Stormy Daniels as a tribute to the American rock band Mötley Crüe.
The band's bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Storm.
Stormy shows appreciation for the support
Porn star Stormy Daniels was interviewed by Piers Morgan earlier today and broke her silence on the Trump arrest.
She took to her Twitter after the interview thanking everyone for the love and support she's received.
Stormy : "OMG! Thank you to everyone for the love and support for my @piersmorgan interview today. I think it was the most extensive one I've ever done and it laid to rest a lot of misinformation."
'Time lost with my daughter'
During the 90-minute chat, Stormy told Piers she cries when she thinks about the time she "lost" with her daughter as she tried to deal with the storm over the alleged fling.
She said: "That's the one thing that was taken from me that can never be given back.
"That was time lost with my daughter.
"I get really upset about it - that's what affects me the most. I'll get emotional and cry."
Stormy added: "She didn't ask for this.
Trump continues to post on social media after Stormy interview
Donald Trump has not shied away from posting on his Truth Social this time commenting on elections.
He wrote: "Why is FoxNews using Fake News CNN POLLS? Because they are Fake, even though I am leading by a lot, but not nearly as good as other polls."
Trump continued: "Leading Biden by 9 points, leading Social Security cutting DeSanctimonious by 35 points. MAGA!"
‘I didn’t come this far to back down and to give him money’
When asked about the money she has been ordered to pay Donald Trump to settle the defamation action, she tells Piers that she would go to jail before paying Trump even a dime of the money.
She added: “Like, I did nothing wrong but stand up to him and prove that I wasn’t lying. I’m not, that’s not fair. And I did have a legal defense fund, but Michael Avenatti stole that too.”
‘I might be a w***e, but I’m an honest w***e’
According to Stormy, she was the last to uphold the conditions of the NDA she signed.
Piers asked her if the reason why she was so happy about Trump’s indictment was that she felt that the justice system failed her.
“Absolutely,” she said. “Because it’s been repeatedly proven that of all things, I might be a w***e, but I’m an honest w***e. Like, I’m the only one that has told the truth the whole time. Cohen went to prison for it…”
Stormy alleges that Trump ‘didn’t want to be president’
The adult film star said that she had no “trepidation,” and that Trump “straight-up told me he didn’t want to be president. He straight-up told me that.”
She added: “And he's like, some people want me to become president. And I was like… he was like, why would I ever do that? All the reasons I don’t want to be president. It sounds like a terrible freaking job. And he was like this is what? I don’t need the money. I have this.”
‘It wasn’t non-consensual’
Stormy clarified that she was not drugged during her time with Trump. She also said that the interaction “wasn’t non-consensual.”
She added: “He didn't physically come at me. I mean I could've taken him. We both know that.”
'He still owes me dinner'
Piers speculated to Stormy that she had dinner with Donald Trump "because there is a dining room."
She quipped: "No. We actually… he still owes me dinner."
"I never got my dinner or what I was there for the meeting about. I got nothing except this s*** show."
'My whole life is a freaking SNL skit'
Stormy said: "Tell me you don't appreciate the irony and the hilarity of an adult film company sponsoring a hole on a golf course."
Piers said: "I do appreciate that."
Stormy then joked: "My whole life is a freaking SNL skit. I cannot write this stuff, right?"
Stormy says 1 in 10 messages are death threats
Stormy Daniels said she gets "horrible messages" every day - but lately, the "tone is different."
Stormy tells Piers that about one in ten messages she receives are death threats.
"They are way more specific and graphic, and just, instead of some babbling person, like, ‘You’re gonna burn in hell’, that kind of thing, they seem to be more… serious, I guess in a way."
Stormy says 1 in 10 messages are death threats
Stormy Daniels said she gets "horrible messages" every day - but lately, the "tone is different."
Stormy tells Piers that about one in ten messages she receives are death threats.
"They are way more specific and graphic, and just, instead of some babbling person, like, ‘You’re gonna burn in hell’, that kind of thing, they seem to be more… serious, I guess in a way."
‘I’m used to getting horrible messages every day’
Piers brought up the fact that Stormy began to receive hate comments on social media, and she said:
“I’m used to getting horrible messages every day, even before this. Just being an adult star. I mean you’re gonna get s**t."
"Um, I will tell you that the first time around, back in ’18, same thing, like instant, just flooded.”
‘Of course I was excited’
Stormy said that she “was excited” when she found out about the indictment.
“After, he’s called you a liar,” Piers said. “A lot of people believe you lied. And this would be the vindication for you.”
“Anybody would feel excited in that moment,” Stormy told him.
Riding Redemption
Afterward, she told Piers: “I had my phones on me all day. I was perusing, unusually quiet, almost. And then I had put my phones down, I went outside and I was riding my horse and I could hear it going off.”
Piers asked her to confirm that she has a horse named Redemption and she said yes.
“I’m straddling a horse named Redemption when he got indicted,” she said.
Riding Redemption
Afterward, she told Piers: “I had my phones on me all day. I was perusing, unusually quiet, almost. And then I had put my phones down, I went outside and I was riding my horse and I could hear it going off.”
Piers asked her to confirm that she has a horse named Redemption and she said yes.
“I’m straddling a horse named Redemption when he got indicted,” she said.