Coronavirus crisis gives lawyer Michael Avenatti, awaiting sentence in $25M Nike extortion case, temporary taste of freedom

The coronavirus pandemic gave disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti a temporary get-out-of-jail-free card.

The 49-year-old former attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels received approval Friday for a 90-day release to stay with a pal in Los Angeles, with several caveats.

Avenatti filed a request last...