Ahead of Kevin Hart being in one of this summer’s big 2024 movies , playing a lead in a movie adaptation of Borderlands , the comedian is being hit with a lawsuit regarding to a former scandal. Hart’s ex-friend Jonathan Todd Jackson is seeking $12 million in damages from the actor for claims regarding his alleged involvement in a 2017 sex tape. Here’s what’s going on: Kevin Hart Just Filed A Lawsuit Against His Former Assistant After She Put Him On Blast In Interview According to court documents J.
T. Jackson has filed (per In Touch ), the former friend of Kevin Hart is suing him for allegedly breaching a written contract the two of them had regarding the 2017 sex tape scandal. Additionally, Jackson has alleged fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the lawsuit.
Per Jackson’s filing, he believes that his reputation was “unjustly tarnished,” which has in turn led him to deal with professional setbacks, emotional distress and financial woes. While the documents say that Hart didn’t “personally accuse” his former friend in connection with the scandal, he “contributed to the initiation of these false claims” leading to a “wrongful arrest” after he made a false report back in 2018. Hart also mentioned Jackson in his 2019 standup special (2019’s Kevin Hart: Irresponsible , which can be watched with a Netflix subscription ), which Jackson says “significantly influenced public opinion and damaged” his reputation.
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