By Megan Lebowitz—
NBC News
Adult film star Stormy Daniels denounced in a documentary released this week that she has faced increasingly violent threats following last year's indictment against former President Donald Trump for alleged payments in exchange for her silence.
Daniels, in the documentary
Stormy
, described how her life was transformed in 2018 when she publicly claimed that she had had sexual relations with Trump more than a decade ago.
His statements gained
momentum
again in March 2023, he said, when the former president was accused of falsifying business records, in relation to payments he made to the actress in 2016.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has denied having sexual relations with Daniels.
Stormy Daniels at Oxford Union, England on May 24, 2023. Roger Askew / Shutterstock file
After the indictment, Daniels said, Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen texted him to express fear for his safety.
His home address was soon leaked online.
Daniels, who is passionate about horses, recalled an incident at her home when someone tried to remove one of the animals in the hope that she would come out.
“They shot him with rubber bullets,” she said.
The horse survived, but she bore marks from where she was shot.
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Daniels also received threats on social media, where users told her “I hope you die, b----,” and sent her messages urging her to take her own life.
Another user told her: “You will die and be forgotten,” in addition to other insults and obscenities.
The actress has previously detailed some of the threats she received.
“The judicial system has failed me,” he said in the documentary, which can be seen on Peacock, NBC's streaming platform.
“It has failed me absolutely in every way.”
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was no stranger to threats before Trump's impeachment.
She already feared for her safety and that of her family, she said, when she began speaking out against the former president.
“I was completely sure I was going to die,” she said.
Daniels added that while on tour, she purposely limited her visits to her home to maintain a sense of normalcy around her daughter.
“I can't be home more than 24 hours, because then the press moves into my f----- front yard and doesn't let them ride their bikes,” Daniels said in a video included in the documentary.
“I have to stay away from her
,” she added.
Daniels is expected to testify at Trump's trial, which could begin in mid-April.
A judge recently rejected the former president's efforts to prevent her and Cohen from taking the stand.
Trump faces criminal charges in three other cases, none of which have trial start dates.