Avenatti 'Lives Like a King' While Owing Millions to IRS, Report Reveals

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A new report has revealed that attorney Michael Avenatti lives a lavish lifestyle, despite owing millions in taxes to the IRS.

The "Creepy Porn Lawyer" was thrust into the limelight when he represented adult star Stormy Daniels when she made allegations that she had an affair with President Trump.

More recently, he represented a number of clients who made preposterously false claims of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Now, a new report has revealed that Avenatti, who fancies his chances as a potential contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, lives like a king while owing millions in federal taxes.

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According to The Daily Beast, tax liens filed in Orange County also show that Avenatti has personally owed at least $1.2 million in federal taxes on top of the corporate debts.

One lien, filed in February 2018, was for $308,396, while another filed in August 2015 showed a balance of $903,987.

The Daily Beast did not find records showing the liens were released, but Avenatti claims both debts were “fully paid.”

A review of court documents reveals that Avenatti, his former law firm Eagan Avenatti, and his former company Global Baristas, the majority owner of the Seattle-based Tully’s coffee chain, have owed millions in unpaid federal and state taxes in Washington and California, as well as hundreds of thousands in past-due rent to landlords.

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According to the Daily Wire, although Avenatti has claimed to The Daily Beast that he divested his interest in Eagan Avenatti within the last 12 months, adding, “None of those obligations are my responsibility,” in July, when he offered a filing in Eagan Avenatti’s bankruptcy case, he stated, “The simple fact is that I have an ownership interests [sic] in two separate law firms.

"One is EA. The other is not.

"I maintain both of my office [sic] at EA’s Newport Beach office.”

The Daily Beast noted, “Avenatti testified at a July 25 bankruptcy hearing (from which the media was barred) that Avenatti & Associates now owns a 100 percent stake in Eagan Avenatti, according to documents filed in Frank’s case.”

According to Lisa Storie-Avenatti, Avenatti’s former wife, she and her former husband had a multimillion-dollar home in Newport Beach, traveled overseas and domestically on private jets, and owned a number of exotic cars.

She stated:

"Petitioner and I enjoyed a very extravagant marital lifestyle.

"In October 2011, we bought a home in Laguna for $7.2 million and sold it in September 2015 for $12.6 million.

"We traveled extensively throughout the world, and, when not flying privately, we always flew business class and stayed at five-star hotels…

"I had unfettered use of credit cards that were in my name.

"My American Express bill was historically on average of $60,000 to $70,000 per month, and was paid in full each month."

The Daily Beast added that Storie-Avenatti claimed Avenatti had a full-time pilot whom he paid $100,000 a year and owned two private jets worth roughly $9 million.

Avenatti has said he’s not sure if he would release his tax returns if he ran for president.