BREAKING: Michael Avenatti is temporarily released from prison on $1m bond after he claimed a recent 'bout of pneumonia' put him at risk from coronavirus

Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented adult film actress Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was granted temporary release from hisNew York City prison on Friday due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Avenatti, 49, claimed that a recent bout if pneumonia in September put him at greater risk for contracting the coronavirus.

He will be released from the Metropolitan Correctional Center on a $1million bond and placed into quarantine for 14 days at a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility to ensure he's not infected with the coronavirus.

Avenatti's bond was posted by Hubert Bromma, who wrote a book titled 'How to Invest in Offshore Real Estate and Pay Little or No Taxes.'

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