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Jennifer Lopez Files $20 Million Extortion Lawsuit Against Former Driver

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8:36 pm, August 7th, 2012

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Jennifer Lopez is hitting back at the former driver who sued her for wrongful termination in April.

The singer has filed a $20 million extortion lawsuit against Hakob Manoukian, alleging he demanded $2.8 million from her — or else he would leak supposed secrets about Lopez to the media and law enforcement.

As Gossip Cop previously reported, Manoukian claimed earlier this year that he was unfairly fired — in breach of his contract — after being demoted and having several run-ins with Lopez’s manager Benny Medina, who was also named in the suit.

But in her countersuit, Lopez says Manoukian’s role was diminished after he inappropriately tried to take over control of her security team and obtain a higher salary.

That’s when, Lopez claims, Manoukian allegedly threatened to go to the media and to the authorities with sensitive information if he was not paid the $2.8 million, reports TMZ.

Gossip Cop has reached out to a rep for Lopez for comment.

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  • joke

    How the F&CK did she a) come up with this number b) thinks she will get $20mm from her ex driver…WTF is wrong with her.

  • Krissu

    she don’t!
    She either A) wants original lawsuit to stop or B) plans to go to the end and have the guy owe her until the rest of his life!
    And it may also be a warning to other ppl around her!

  • Di

    As we all predicted once Jlo was fired from Idol, and her career gone, that she would be returning back to being the queen of the tabloids, filled with lies and drama, is history repeating itself?

  • anon

    Seems more like a ploy called bullying because she knows he can’t pay. It may backfire if the guy actually has something on her that is recorded.. She wants him to show his hand. If he says go ahead & sue me Im not backing down with what I know or have she may have to pay him out.. right now its just a threat to see what he has on her.

  • http://www.facebook.com/rafael.centenera Rafael Centenera

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