Michael Avenatti allegedly dragged his actress girlfriend out of bed and called her an “ungrateful f–king bitch” during a recent spat over money, according to a report Tuesday.
Mareli Miniutti claims she was injured in the brawl last Tuesday with her boyfriend Avenatti, whom she’d been living with in Los Angeles since January.
The lawyer is accused of smacking Miniutti in the face with pillows and yanking her out of bed by the “wrist of my right arm,” according to her declaration filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by The Blast.
Avenatti had also warned her “do not disrespect me” and told her she couldn’t sleep at his place that night, the document says.
The Estonia native tried texting a pal for help — but claims the fuming lawyer snatched her phone away. He then allegedly pulled her out of bed by her arm and dragged her across the floor through the apartment and out the front door into a hallway.
Minuitti, who was only wearing her underwear at the time, claims she suffered scratches to her back and red marks on her legs.
Photos of the alleged injuries were included with her declaration.
She began ringing a neighbor’s doorbell for help but Avenatti pulled her back into the apartment, the court documents say. After putting on pants and bolting for an elevator, Avenatti allegedly begged her, “Don’t do this, Mareli. Don’t involve them.”
Miniutti reported the alleged assault to security and then had a friend pick her up. She called police only after noticing the red marks at the pal’s house.
The lawyer was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge but not officially charged with a crime.
It wasn’t the first time Avenatti has exploded in a fit of rage, according to the actress, who had a bit part in “Ocean’s 8.”
In February, she claims, he shoved her into the apartment building hallway, causing her to smack her head, and then chucked her shoes at her, which hit her leg.
“[Avenatti] had been drinking, and he became angry at me,” the court papers say. “[He] pushed me out of the apartment into the public hallway, where I hit my head against a door across the hallway.”
Avenatti has a history of being verbally abusive and financially controlling — and “vehemently opposed my desire to earn a living outside of Hollywood,” she claims. He also “made promises to ‘take care of me.'”
Miniutti, who is in her 20s, was granted a restraining order against Avenatti on Monday — days after he was arrested on domestic violence charges.
Avenatti, who represents Stormy Daniels in her ongoing legal drama with President Trump, has vehemently denied the accusations.
“I look forward to a full clearing of my name and disclosure of all of the facts,” he tweeted. “I have NEVER abused a woman or committed domestic violence against anyone. Any claim to the contrary is completely bogus and fabricated. I am a target. And I will be exonerated.”
