Kevin Hart Files Lawsuit Against Tasha K for Alleged Extortion Attempt
The lawsuit details Kebe's interview with Miesha Shakes, who worked for Hart between 2017 and 2020.
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00:00 A legal battle has erupted between renowned comedian Kevin Hart and La Tasha Kaby, commonly
00:07 known as Tasha K on YouTube, following claims of an extortion attempt linked to a scandalous
00:12 interview featuring Hart's former assistant.
00:15 Online portal reported that Hart, in a lawsuit, alleges Kaby demanded a significant sum of
00:21 money to prevent the interview's release into the public sphere.
00:25 The lawsuit outlines that Kaby conducted an interview with Misha Shakes, who had been
00:30 in Hart's employ from 2017 to 2020, back in November 2023.
00:36 Allegedly during this conversation, Shakes made a false and defamatory statement concerning
00:41 Hart.
00:42 According to Hart, aged 44, following the interview, an individual associated with Kaby
00:47 approached his team, issuing a threat to publish the interview unless Hart paid a staggering
00:52 sum of $250,000.
00:54 The threat was underlined by implications of the interview's potential damage to Hart's
00:59 personal life, including his marriage and business dealings.
01:03 Kaby subsequently uploaded a preview of the interview, described as a teaser, wherein
01:08 she and Shakes highlighted the interview's "salacious and damaging content", posing a
01:13 direct threat to Hart should the demanded ransom not be met.
01:17 The lawsuit specifically points out a statement made by Kaby in the teaser at 2.06 mark, emphasizing
01:24 "When you don't pay, we have to get money by any means necessary."
01:30 In response, Hart's legal representatives reportedly engaged law enforcement and dispatched
01:35 a seized and deceased letter to Kaby, reminding her that Shakes had previously signed both
01:41 a non-disclosure agreement and confidentiality agreement during her tenure with Hart.
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