Fox News’ Tucker Carlson uses ‘creepy porn lawyer’ tag during Avenatti interview

Fox News referred to Stormy Daniels’s attorney Michael Avenatti as a “creepy porn lawyer” in a series of on-screen graphics Thursday night during his appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show.

The lower-third chyrons on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” came as the host asked Avenatti in the heated interview about the adult-film actress’s lawsuit against President Trump and the president’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen.

On-screen labels that were featured during the interview with Avenatti included “Creepy Porn Lawyer Toying with 2020 run” and “Does American Want Creepy Porn Lawyer as Pres?”

{mosads}Carlson, an opinion host on the network, has previously referred to Avenatti as “the creepy porn lawyer.” He renewed the tag for his interview to discuss Daniels’s lawsuit over a nondisclosure agreement that was used to keep her quiet about an alleged affair with Trump in 2006.

Some of the actual chyrons @FoxNews has run while @MichaelAvenatti has been on @TuckerCarlson‘s program:

*CREEPY PORN LAWYER TOYING WITH 2020 RUN

*DOES AMERICA WANT CREEPY PORN LAWYER AS PRES?

*STORMY’S LAWYER AS CREEPY PORN PRESIDENT?

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 13, 2018

Tucker: “let me take you seriously as someone who wants to be involved in the public conversation”

Literally less than 10 seconds later the chyron: pic.twitter.com/rnAnQb0F7m

— Salvador Hernandez (@SalHernandez) September 13, 2018

i don’t know why anybody would agree to do an interview with an interviewer who smears you like this pic.twitter.com/Cyw94vlZIb

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 13, 2018

“Creepy porn lawyer, great to see you,” Carlson said as the segment came to a close.

Avenatti slammed Carlson over the on-screen graphics minutes after finishing his appearance on the show.

“After he told me that he was not going to engage in ‘name calling.’ This is why so many people correctly conclude that @TuckerCarlson is a liar, just like Trump,” Avenatti tweeted.

Yes. After he told me that he was not going to engage in “name calling.” This is why so many people correctly conclude that @TuckerCarlson is a liar, just like Trump. https://t.co/y7ly56tIWy

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 13, 2018

“The extent there was any doubt as to the lack of professionalism of @TuckerCarlson or @FoxNews before tonight, there is no longer,” Avenatti continued in another tweet. “What happened with the chyron tonight was a disgrace. Complete garbage – trash television. A new low.

The extent there was any doubt as to the lack of professionalism of @TuckerCarlson or @FoxNews before tonight, there is no longer. What happened with the chyron tonight was a disgrace. Complete garbage – trash television. A new low.

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) September 13, 2018

Avenatti’s appearance on Carlson’s show also comes as he receives more attention surrounding a potential 2020 Democratic presidential bid to challenge Trump.

When Carlson questioned Avenatti about the topic Thursday night, the lawyer noted that the host had asked for him to come on the show to discuss Daniels’s case against Trump. 

–Updated Sept. 14 at 6:55 a.m.