阿维纳蒂在法庭上哭着说：“我背叛了自己的价值观、朋友、家人和我自己，我背叛了我的职业。我被生活中无关紧要的事情所驱使。”
Michael Michael Avenatti, an American lawyer famous for representing porn star Daniels in a lawsuit against former US President Donald Trump, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Thursday for trying to blackmail Nike.22.5 million dollars.
U.S. Judge Paul Paul Gardephe of the United States District Court in Manhattan announced the verdict on Thursday. The verdict was postponed for a long time because of COVID-19 's pandemic. Avenati, 50, was convicted of all charges in February 2020 after a three-week trial.
Before announcing the verdict, the judge said: "Avinati's behavior has gone too far." He indulges in the power of his own platform, or the power of his own platform. "
Avenati cried in court: "I betrayed my values, my friends, my family and myself. I betrayed my career." I am driven by unimportant things in my life. "
In March 2019, Avinati met with Nike lawyers and claimed that he had evidence to expose a major Nike scandal in high school and college basketball in the United States, which was enough to "reduce Nike's market value by $10 billion." He asked Nike to pay $22.5 million, or the evidence would be released.
