PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Adult film actress Stormy Daniels wrapped up her last show in Oregon Saturday night with a performance at the Stars Cabaret in Bridgeport.
It was her third stop in Oregon after Bend and Salem earlier this week.
It was a full house and fans lined up early to get a glimpse of the woman making national headlines after she claimed she had a one night stand with President Donald Trump in 2006.
“I think it’s very smart of her to take it and run with it. She’s a smart woman,” Salem Stars bartender Kelly Johnston said. “I’m excited we get to be a part of such an amazing time.”
Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, is involved in a legal battle involving Trump after she claimed she was paid $130,000 to keep quiet about the alleged encounter. Trump denies the claim but a footnote in a financial disclosure form shows Trump paid his personal attorney Michael Cohen $250,000 for expenses in 2016. That money was presumably reimbursement for paying Daniels for her silence.
“I think it had a big impact on this show, before the story broke I don’t think the show would be such a big deal,” attendee Brad Jenkins said.
Organizers played up the political appeal of the event with a cardboard cutout of Trump just inside the Cabaret doors.
Cynthia Lowe and Kim Deinlein said politics inspired them to attend Saturday’s show.
“She definitely believes in saying what’s on her mind, and standing behind it,” Lowe said.
“I feel like, anything we can do to support her, we’ll do it, we’re here,” Deinlein said.
Daniels visit to Oregon hasn’t been without its struggles. First, the airline lost her luggage and then a drunk patron threw a wallet at her in Bend.
“She was upset, but she, like a true professional, adjusted,” Stars Cabaret co-owner Randy Kaiser said. “He just wanted to throw a lot of money at her, he just forgot to take the money out of his wallet. It wasn’t done in a malicious way whatsoever.”
Kaiser said her show in Salem was a success and she was able to sneak in a hike at Silver Falls before heading to Bridgeport.
“I think that this is fantastic that she’s here,” Maryanne Cassera said. “I think this is a great time in the Me Too movement and coming in and standing up for what she believes in.”