Stormy Daniels, adult film actress … and thorn in Donald Trump’s side
- America readies for the possible historic indictment of former US president Donald Trump over a hush-money case
- Alleged encounter between adult film actress Stormy Daniels and Trump is central to the politically explosive case
He has survived two impeachments, and kept prosecutors at bay over everything from the US Capitol riot to missing classified files. But Donald Trump may yet land in court – thanks to a 44-year-old porn star named Stormy Daniels.
At the heart of a scandal that could spark a historic indictment of the former president, the adult film actress became a household name, giving as good as she got as she did battle with the world’s most powerful man.
Daniels’ years-long feud with Donald Trump – played out on social media and in front of the world’s television cameras, where she was often filmed clad in her trademark pink suit and stilettos – has come with a price.
But Daniels – who once toyed with entering politics herself and shows no shortage of ambition, character or wit – has largely handled the spotlight with aplomb.
Stephanie Clifford – her real name, though she prefers to use her stage one – was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised by her mother following her parents’ divorce. She was neglected by her family and sexually abused at age nine by an older man, she wrote in a 2018 memoir.
