Trump's Personal Lawyer Confirms $130,000 Payment To Porn Star Stormy Daniels

Trump's Personal Lawyer Confirms $130,000 Payment To Porn Star Stormy Daniels

“Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed me for the payment, either directly or indirectly,” Mr. Cohen said in a statement to The New York Times. “The payment to Ms. Clifford was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone.”

Cohen's statement about this "private transaction" was the first time Cohen acknowledged his role in the payment, first reported in January 2018 by The Wall Street Journal. It was made shortly after the birth of Trump's son Barron with current wife Melania. 

Note that Cohen's office is right next to Donald Trump's in Trump Tower. I wonder if those die-hard evangelicals who just trashed Bill Clinton -- and Hillary, too -- will ever look in the mirror and seen their own hypocrisy.

No. Because they've convinced themselves that Trump has been sent by God and can do no wrong. Talk about a tight religious knot.

Codie Young Lounges At El Fenn, Marrakech, Lensed By Conde Nast Traveller UK Feb. 2018

Model Codie Young is lensed by Elizaveta Porodina in 'Welcome to El Fenn' for Conde Nast Traveller UK February 2018./ Makeup by Stella von Senger und Etterlin

Mr and Mrs Smith describe the El Fenn in Marrakech, Morocco: "A 28-room labyrinth with three sheltered courtyards, El Fenn hotel is a serene, shady enclosure that offers an art-gallery-worthy respite from the outside world of bustling Marrakech. Lanterns light a sultry courtyard with a marble fountain in this colourful, avante-garde hideaway, complete with carved antique wood doors and a well-stocked library. Modern statement pieces sit pretty amid restored original features (filigree plasterwork, wrought-iron detailing), thanks to the light touch of architect Amine Kabbaj. The hotel's earned its many 'most stylish' accolades, but it's more cosy hideaway than catwalk, with a petite pool and a cushion-lined roof terrace."

Mariacarla Boscono Shares 'The Prada Perspective' By Jamie Hawkesworth For Vogue UK March 2018

Top model Mariacarla Boscono is styled by Edward Enninful in Prada -- lensed by Jamie Hawkesworth in the company of the designer Miuccia Prada for Vogue UK March 2018./ Hair by Sam McKnight; makeup by Lisa Butler

Tom Ford Enlists Steven Klein & Carine Roitfeld, Karen Elson, Joan Smalls + To S/S 2018 Ad Campaign

Tom Ford insists he's not political but his new Spring/Summer 2018 campaign is loaded with of-the-moment, discreet symbolism. Models Karen Elson, Joan Smalls, Imari Karanja, Adam Senn and Fernando Cabral are styled by Carine Roitfeld for images by Steven Klein. Simply stated, for Tom Ford, the gangs all here. 

'Seeing Allred' Documentary Shows Feminist Lawyer Gloria Allred Even More Fierce Than You Knew Her

'Seeing Allred' Documentary Shows Feminist Lawyer Gloria Allred Even More Fierce Than You Knew Her

Gloria Allred must be the second most-hated woman in America among right-wingers. No, maybe third. First Hillary Clinton, then Nancy Pelosi, then famed feminist attorney Gloria Allred. Indeed the Netflix documentary that premiered at Sundance was a detailed trip into America's second wave of feminism. But directors Roberta Grossman and Sophie Sartain did a first rate job of bringing Allred to life as a living, breathing woman -- although not one very different from the tough cookie we see in press conferences about an accuser of Donald Trump, Roy Moore, Bill Cosby and more.

The film does an excellent job of telling Allred's story as a young Philadelphia mother and teacher. We think of Allred as a prominent feminist but her activists roots sprouted in Watts, when she moved to LA at age 25 with her 5-year-old daughter Lisa Bloom and took a job teaching here.

Emily Ratajkowski In 'No Longer On The DL' For Denim Brand DL1961 Spring/Summer 2018

Emily Ratajkowski In 'No Longer On The DL' For Denim Brand DL1961 Spring/Summer 2018

Denim brand DL1961 returns Emily Ratajkowski as the face of its spring/summer 2018 campaign. Called 'No Longer On The DL', a series of sizzling Emily images in a campaign that also features -- not pictured -- May Musk, Lizzy Jagger and Patricia Manfield not pictures. 

Christy Turlington Is Old-World Beauty Lensed By Pamela Hanson For Zeit Magazine Feb. 8, 2018

Supermodel Christy Turlington covers the February 8, 2018 cover of Zeit Magazine.Stylist Klaus Stockhausen chooses modern architecture looks from Celine, Chanel, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein and more for old-world images by Pamela Hanson.

Jennie Willoughby, Rob Porter's Ex-Wife, Talks Trump's Dismissal Of Her Abuse & Rejection Of #MeToo

JENNIE WILLOUGHBY PENS TIME ESSAY ADDRESSING TRUMP CALLING HER AND PORTER'S OTHER ACCUSERS LIARS, AND AMERICA'S REFUSAL TO CONFRONT REALITY OF ABUSE.

Jennie Willoughby, Rob Porter's Ex-Wife, Talks Trump's Dismissal Of Her Abuse & Rejection Of #MeToo

Trump essentially called the three-women 'liars' who have accused former White House staff secretary Rob Porter of physical and emotional abuse. The trio includes two ex-wives and the woman Porter was dating when he got cozy with White House Communications Director Hope Hicks in November. By then, the White House was fully appraised that Porter was having difficulty getting a top-level security clearance -- considered a problem so serious that Porter should have been sent packing months ago. 

American women -- and many men -- are speechless that Trump has not said one word in support of women who are abused, a reality that is a serious problem in America and worldwide. Specifically, his tweets have only spoken of harm done to men by false accusations from women, as Trump inquired if there was no due process anymore. 

Natalie Portman Is A Red Hot Casual 'Mysterious Girl' By Cass Bird For Porter Magazine #25 Spring 2018

Natalie Portman Is A Red Hot Casual 'Mysterious Girl' By Cass Bird For Porter Magazine #25 Spring 2018

Actor and activist Natalie Portman covers the Spring 2018 issue of Porter Magazine #25. Portman is styled by Veronique Didry as the lady in red for 'Mysterious Girl', lensed by Cass Bird.Hair by Didier Malige; makeup by Romy Soleimani

Earlier this week AOC profiled Portman's involvement in 'Time's Up' and her outrageous performance rapping on SNL Feb. 2, 2018

Oluchi Orlandi Is Lensed By Ricardo Simal In 'Lagos Calling' For Elle South Africa January 2018

Model and fashion icon Oluchi Orlandi is styled by Dimeji Alara in 'Lagos Calling', lensed by Ricardo Simal for Elle South Africa January 2018./ Makeup by Bimpe Onakoya; hair by Ferdinand Asubugha

The Nigerian-born Oluchi is the vision behind Africa's Next Top Model. She covered the October/November 2014 issue of Forbes Woman

Edita Vilkeviciute Simmers In 'Femme Fatale' By Virginie Khateeb For Porter #25 Spring 2018

Edita Vilkeviciute Simmers In 'Femme Fatale' By Virginie Khateeb For Porter #25 Spring 2018

Top model Edita Vilkeviciute plays her frequent role as the beautiful 'Femme Fatale', styled by Morgan Pilcher. Photographer Virginie Khateeb is behind the lens for Porter #25 Spring 2018./ Hair by Naoki Komiya; makeup by Siddhartha

Salma Hayek Honors Jill Messick, Dead By Suicide In Rose McGowan-Harvey Weinstein Battle

Salma Hayek Honors Jill Messick, Dead By Suicide In Rose McGowan-Harvey Weinstein Battle

Actor Salma Hayek honored her friend, the late producer and studio executive Jill Messick, who died by suicide on Wednesday at age 50.  Messick's name has been in the news recently, because she represented McGowan in 1997, the time period during which McGowan was allegedly raped by Harvey Weinstein. 

According to her family in a statement published in The Hollywood Reporter, Messick has endured a longtime battle with depression and bipolar disorder and a particularly bad manic episode five years ago. Her personal trauma was recently triggered again by gossip and inferences about her role -- if any -- in McGowan's alleged rape by Harvey Weinstein. Messick was the executive producer of 'Frida', working closely with Hayek, who has written her own story about how an angry Weinstein tried to destroy the movie. 

“I am deeply saddened by the loss of Jill Messick,” Hayek said of Messick, who was an executive producer on Hayek’s 2002 Miramax film, “Frida.” “She always navigated the frustrating and hostile environment of Miramax with grace and elegance. She became my ally and my friend. In the many years we worked together I witnessed her professionalism while being pregnant, a mother and through incredible pressure. She was a girl’s girl and a romantic when it came to fighting for the underdog. I will forever be grateful for her support and kindness.”