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Stormy Daniels skipped the red carpet on Friday, but did take the stage briefly after the documentary screening. stormy, which had its premiere at SXSW on the festival’s opening night. She was emotional, often wiping away tears, as she hugged director Sarah Gibson and talked about how important the film is to her. But she also showed her characteristic defiance and closed with a parting shot: “And fuck Trump.”
“Thank you Sarah for doing this with me and telling such a wonderful story,” he said. “As a filmmaker, your transitions were amazing. And you didn’t use too many injections that would make me look fat. So thanks.”
Judd Apatow is executive producer of the film, which will premiere on Peacock later this month.
“I met Judd, I think it was 2004. And not many people know this story, but I stood in line and auditioned for a small role in a movie called The 40-year-old Virgin.” She got the role, but had a death in the family, so she didn’t make it to the set. “I was hoping they would replace me and instead, Judd Apatow rearranged his entire filming schedule and sent flowers” to the funeral.
Apatow, who spoke briefly before the screening, said it’s important to realize there are “real people” behind the clickbait.
The documentary follows the former adult film star whose life was turned upside down after becoming involved with Donald Trump. She said, as did Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, that he paid her $130,000 to keep quiet about an affair. Since the payment occurred in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, some called it election fraud. The Manhattan district attorney is currently preparing for trial in his hush money case against Trump.
When the existence of the payments was revealed, Trump called Daniels a liar. She sued him for defamation and lost, ending up on the hook for $300,000 to cover her legal expenses. The lawyer who initially took on her case and defended her cable news, Michael Avenatti, was convicted of defrauding her and in 2022 was sentenced to four years in prison for wire fraud and identity theft after stealing the proceeds from the contract. Daniels books for forging his signature on a letter to his agent.
Stormy It is his story with new details. It is produced by Erin Lee Carr, with Sara Bernstein as executive producer.