Kevin Hart He was reportedly sued by his former friend, Jonathan T. Jacksonin connection with the scandal involving his sex tape in 2017.
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According to court documents obtained Entertainment tonightJackson claims Hart violated a settlement agreement reached in July 2021.
Additionally, Jackson claims the agreement “obligated Hart to seek and advocate for the dismissal of all criminal charges against [him] and make a public statement exonerating him.” According to the publication, Jackson became the target of an extortion investigation after footage surfaced showing Hart engaging in sexual activity with a woman named Montia Sabbagh.
At the time, Hart was married to Eniko Parrish, who was pregnant with their first child.
In accordance with USA TodayIn 2018, Jackson was charged with attempted extortion. However, the charges against him were later dropped.
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In accordance with Entertainment tonightThe settlement agreement between the couple required Hart to “go live and post the video on his Instagram account.” Hart was also required to plead not guilty to Jackson’s allegations.
Moreover, Hart allegedly agreed to leave the post for “at least 24 hours.”
USA Today Hart reportedly did share the video on social media on October 27, 2021. However, Jackson believes that rather than clearing him, Hart “purposefully avoided” directly mentioning that Jackson did not extort money from him.
“…JT Jackson was recently found not guilty and those charges were dropped against him, and I can finally talk about things that I couldn’t before,” Hart told viewers at the time. “I couldn’t do that because of the lawsuit. It kind of put a fork in the road between him and me, and that relationship is gone. But I’m glad that now I can finally not only talk about it, but I can say that I’m happy that that chapter of my life is over…”
Below is Hart’s 2021 statement.
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According to the publication, the lawsuit claims that Hart’s words failed to provide “a clear and unambiguous justification for the plaintiff,” which is why Jackson reportedly faced “tremendous difficulty in obtaining acting roles.”
“Hart’s statement dilutes that intent by presenting the acquittal as the closing of a chapter in Hart’s own life rather than as a clear and unambiguous acquittal of Plaintiff,” the lawsuit says. USA Today.
Jackson is reportedly suing Hart, citing “breach of a written contract, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.” He is also reportedly trying to get more than $12 million from Hart.
«[Jackson’s] “The legal vindication, Turning Point, could not erase the years of hardship, missed opportunities, and emotional suffering inflicted on Plaintiff and his family. Despite the courtroom victory, the shadow of the baseless allegations remained, casting a long and lasting stain, compounded by Hart’s role in shaping public opinion through negative media portrayals,” Jackson’s lawsuit alleges.
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