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Report: @CNN Legal Analyst @MarkGeragos (who represents @JussieSmollett) Is @MichaelAvenatti’s Co-Conspirator In @Nike Extortion Scheme #Basta #Busted dailycaller.com/2019/03/25/ave… via @dailycaller
According to WSJ, Avenatti’s co-conspirator was Geragos, a lawyer famous for representing clients like Michael Jackson, Jussie Smollett and Colin Kaepernick.
Avenatti and Geragos met with lawyers from Nike’s lawyers at the firm Boies Schiller on March 19, according to the indictment.
The duo said they would release information damaging to Nike unless the company paid them more than $20 million on top of $1.5 million to a client who Avenatti was representing.
CNN did not return a request for comment about Geragos, who is still listed on CNN’s site as a legal analyst.
Incidentally, Avenatti appeared on CNN and MSNBC 108 times between March 7 and May 10, 2018 thehill.com/homenews/media…
