Stormy Daniels was treated with respect on 60 Minutes, while Jimmy Kimmel treated her to "insulting capers"

Slate

Daniels' interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! stands in stark contrast to her 60 Minutes sit-down with Anderson Cooper -- obviously, because one is a comedy show and the other a newsmagazine. But Christina Cauterucci notes that on Kimmel, Daniels was playing "the role of a tabloid-cover porn actress in a political scandal" -- and Kimmel treated her with "several unsophisticated gags" that were "deployed to remind the audience that Daniels was famous for having sex." But "with Trump’s threats of a lawsuit looming and a new wave of online hate to consider," Daniels changed her approach for 60 Minutes, says Cauterucci, adding: "If Daniels appears more believable on 60 Minutes than she did on Kimmel, it’s because, for women, the distance between being a trustworthy victim of threats and being a greedy liar can be as narrow as a modest blouse and some good PR advice. Cooper lent another layer of credibility to the broadcast. Unlike Kimmel, he approached Daniels with empathy, as someone with smarts and legitimate concerns. His unflustered lines of questioning drained the blood out of the sex parts of Daniels’ story, even the spanking bit, leaving viewers to focus on the disturbing threats made against her and the Trump team’s possible violations of campaign finance law. (The studiously dull, highly edited production style of 60 Minutes helped set the sober tone too.)"

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