Jim Carrey paints Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels having sex

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Sometimes celebrities make a totally unexpected career change. In the 1980's, Ice Cube was a politically charged gangsta rapper who terrified Middle America. Then he became the grinning star of family friendly movies like Are We There Yet? And who could have predicted Arnold Schwarzenegger's career? He went from an award-winning bodybuilder to a goofy action movie star to the Governor of California. And now we're witnessing Jim Carrey's evolution. In the 90's, he skyrocketed to fame as the star of wacky comedies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Mask. Now he's a prolific artist, who paints vibrant portraits with biting political satire.

Over the past week, Carrey has been cranking out the paintings: a scowling caricature of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders; President Donald Trump as The Wicked Witch of the West; a brutal photo of reckless Facebook CEO Mark Zuckberg; and a Satanic image of Trump's corrupt chief advisor, son-in-law Jared Kushner. Now the former Truman Show star has released his latest portrait: President Donald Trump and adult film star Stormy Daniels having sex.

The painting depicts Trump and Daniels making love, the official Presidential seal covering their genitals. (Thank the gods.) In the throes of passion, Daniels scratches Trump's back, yanks his ridiculous combover, exposing his bald spot. On a table next to the bed, we can see a plate with a half-eaten cheeseburger. (According to Michael Wolff's tell-all book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, the President lies in bed eating a cheeseburger every night.) Carrey labeled the piece "50 Shades Of Decay," a pun on the erotic book and movie series 50 Shades Of Grey.

In case you're not familiar with the latest scandal: Donald Trump allegedly had an affair with porn star Stormy Daniels in 2007, just after his wife, Melania, gave birth to their son Barron. (Classy.) Then, while he was running for president in 2016, he allegedly paid Stormy $130,000 to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), and never publicly speak about the affair. The White House denied these allegations. That could have been the end of the controversy.

But then The Wall Street Journal found some incriminating documents tying the hush money payment to the Trump Organization. Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen stepped forward, claiming that he paid the $13oK for Daniels' silence, as private transaction. (What a friend!) But now Daniels doesn't want to be silent, and says that since Trump didn't sign the NDA (Oops), the terms of that agreement are no longer valid. So, now Trump / Cohen are suing Daniels for $20 million in damages, and have filed a restraining order. On Sunday night, 60 Minutes is airing a tell-all interview with Daniels. It's madness.

So, why does this scandal matter? Well, if Daniels can prove the $130K was not a private transaction, but instead a payment coordinated by the Trump campaign, that would make it it an illegal campaign payment. Also, everybody loves a good sex scandal, and rumor has it Daniels has juicy evidence of the alleged liaison. Today her lawyer, Michael Avenatti tweeted a photo of a disc, and wrote "If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is this worth?????#60minutes #pleasedenyit"

Does that disc contain incriminating audio, photos or - the gods forbid - a sex tape? I guess we'll find out on Sunday. Hopefully whatever it contains won't be as graphic as Carrey's portrait.