(CNN) —
Rudy Giuliani and Michael Avenatti may be thousands of miles apart, but they are on each other’s minds. Well, sorta.
Avenatti slammed Giuliani on Wednesday night over comments he made about his client, Stormy Daniels, that questioned her credibility because she made adult films.
“The business you were in entitles you to no degree of giving your credibility any weight,” Giuliani said of Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford.
“Explain to me how she could be damaged. I mean, she has no reputation. If you’re going to sell your body for money, you just don’t have a reputation. I may be old fashioned, I dunno.”
Giuliani made the remarks earlier Wednesday from Israel, where he attended a conference in Tel Aviv.
In the comments, he said he respects porn stars, but not “the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who … isn’t going to sell her body for sexual exploitation.”
Hours later, Avenatti fired back, describing the comments as disgusting and outrageous during an appearance on CNN’s AC360.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 10: Co-founder of Eagan Avenatti, LLP, Michael Avenatti speaks onstage at Day 2 of the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit 2018 at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 10, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
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