Kevin Hart sued by woman in sex video extortion plot

The woman who appeared in an alleged intimate video with Kevin Hart is suing the comedian for $87 million.

Montia Sabbag, the woman who appeared in an alleged intimate video with Kevin Hart that was used in an attempt to extort the comedian in 2017, is suing the star for $87 million.

In court documents obtained by People, Ms Sabbag accuses the 40-year-old funny man of intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and invasion of privacy.

Ms Sabbag alleges Hart knew about the video and let his friend, Jonathan Jackson, into his suite to record Ms Sabbag without her knowledge nor her consent. Ms Sabbag claims Hart was trying to use the scandal for publicity for his record-breaking Irresponsible tour and to increase his overall pop culture status.”

Kevin Hart is worth more than $215 million.

In September 2017, Hart admitted to his “bad error in judgment” and apologised to his wife Eniko Parrish, who was then expecting her first child with the actor, and his two older children — Heaven, 12 and Hendrix, 9 — after it was revealed he’d been filmed engaging in sexually suggestive behaviour with Ms Sabbag.

“I’m at a place in my life where I feel like I have a target on my back,” Hart said on Instagram. “And because of that I should make smart decisions. And recently, I didn’t. You know, I’m not perfect. I’m not going to sit up here and say that I am or claim to be in any way shape or form. And I made a bad error in judgment and I put myself in a bad environment where only bad things can happen and they did.”

In May 2018, 41-year-old Jackson was charged with attempted extortion and extortion by threatening letter for allegedly leaking the video.

Prosecutors alleged Jackson tried to extort an undisclosed amount from Hart in August 2017, then tried to sell the video to celebrity news websites.

Shortly after the charges were announced, Hart tweeted: “Mind blown … Hurt … at a lost for words and simply in complete disbelief at the moment. WOW.”

Lawyer Lisa Bloom, who said in September that someone secretly filmed “bedroom images” of her client Ms Sabbag with Hart in a hotel suite, praised the charges.

“Montia and I are delighted that the alleged extortionist is being brought to justice,” Ms Bloom said on Twitter at the time. “As a crime victim in this case, Montia has fully co-operated with the police since the beginning.”

Kevin Hart and his wife Eniko in Thailand.

When the sex video was first released, Ms Sabbag — who is on her third lawyer — said she did not intend to sue Hart, whom she considered to also be a victim of the extortion plot.

Meanwhile, sources told TMZ that Hart had been working with the District lawyer on the case against Jackson — something they claim he likely wouldn’t do if he were somehow involved with filming Ms Sabbag intentionally.

Hart’s attorneys reportedly refuse to give Ms Sabbag a cent, and sources told the site there would not be a settlement.

A rep for Hart did not immediately return Fox News’ request for comment.

T he Associated Press contributed to this report.

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