The arrest Monday of Michael Avenatti in an extortion case reportedly linked to fellow celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos sparked trouble for two men who recently had been fixtures on cable news, especially CNN. He showed up on CNN 65 times and on MSNBC 43 times between March 7 and May 10, according to the paper. Reps for CNN and MSNBC did not respond to Fox News’ requests for comment. A CNN representative told the AP that Geragos no longer was a contributor to the network but didn't specify why. The attorney and a co-conspirator demanded to be paid $15 million to $25 million and an additional $1.5 million for an Avenatti client to remain silent, the complaint said.

Source: Fox News March 25, 2019 23:41 UTC