As we told you before, Michael Avenatti cried as he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike.
Remember when a good number of talking heads in the media carried Avenatti on their shoulders? It was cheeky:
just a reminder that CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and NBC hosted convicted felon michael avenatti a total of 147 times between March 7-15, 2018.
– tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) July 8, 2021
purely for legitimate newsworthy reasons I’m sure.
– tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) July 8, 2021
The funniest twist to this is that Avenatti claimed in court that media adulation made him think he was untouchable.
– tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) July 8, 2021
Did the media make Avanetti feel untouchable? Take a bow, “journalists”:
Lest we forget how certain media luminaries fawned over Avenatti. https://t.co/p1wIo6v1TQ
– Brit Hume (@brithume) July 8, 2021
And wouldn’t you know, select members of the media who were Avenatti fanboys are a bit calmer now:
There’s something notably missing from Brian Stelter’s Twitter feed right now. See if you can guess what it is.
– Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 8, 2021
Don’t forget Chris Cillizza, nothing yet. pic.twitter.com/gQYDcNeanJ
– TycoonRaccoon (@OAceNY) July 8, 2021
Ah, memories …
– Oppo Research Firm inc. (@TheNickaChew) July 8, 2021
“I wait for you Michael”! pic.twitter.com/NLdjdlTpRl
– MrPasin (@Orso_Dino) July 8, 2021
LOL.
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