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Apparently, Kevin Hart still hasn't gotten over the cheating scandal that started in 2017 when a sex tape was leaked that According to reports showed the actor and comedian making his sneaky connection with actress and model Montia Sabbag.
Now, Hart is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed by his ex-boyfriend Jonathan “JT” Jackson, who claimed Hart made unsubstantiated allegations about his alleged role in the filming of the sex tape and blackmailed him Soul plane actor above him. According to the lawsuit, Jackson accuses Hart of supporting a settlement agreement by refusing to publicly apologize for the charge in the manner he agreed to.
From Los Angeles Times:
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Jackson accused the “Get Hard” actor of not using the “thoroughly negotiated” and agreed-upon wording from their 2021 settlement when he referenced the scandal in a post on Instagram that same year. resulting in a $12 million lawsuit for breach of written contract. The civil suit, which includes Hart, Hartbeat LLC and several Does among the defendants, also accuses them of fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The 23-page complaint, obtained Wednesday by The Times, said Hart was contractually obligated by their July 2021 settlement to use “specific language” that would “publicly exonerate” the Navy veteran, pro bowler and the actor, who has been embroiled in legal issues in the wake of the scandal.
“The wording of Hart's statement – which was thoroughly and thoroughly discussed in the Convention – was absolutely critical to redressing and redressing the serious damage caused to the Claimant's reputation by the baseless allegations of extortion which Hart aggressively advanced and publicized,” it said. the complaint.
In January 2018, the year after Hart's sex tape leaked, Jackson's Los Angeles home was raided by law enforcement investigators with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, who reportedly detained the 47-year-old and wife of him at gunpoint while investigating the extortion allegation, which Jackson believes Hart started. The charges were eventually dropped by prosecutors, but Jackson claimed his “reputation was unfairly tarnished by a series of malicious actions by the defendants.” Jackson also sued prosecutors last December, according to the Times.
Actions by Hart and his production company, Hartbeat, that Jackson says are damaging to his reputation include the 2019 Netflix release of Hart's documentaries Don't F— This Up.
More from the Times:
The documentaries reported blackmail and claimed that Jackson was involved in the creation and dissemination of a sex film that showed Hart and a woman who wasn't his wife getting intimate in a Las Vegas hotel room. (Both Jackson and Hart were sued for $60 million by model Montia Sabbag, the woman who allegedly appeared with Hart in the tape, but that suit was eventually dismissed and Jackson was cleared of all charges.)
Jackson's lawsuit states that in their original written settlement, Hart agreed to “prosecute and support the dismissal of all criminal charges” against Jackson and make a public statement exonerating him. Hart was supposed to officially state that the criminal charges against Jackson had been dropped, that Jackson had been completely cleared of any involvement in blackmail, and that the whole saga had cost Hart “a precious friendship.” Hart was also asked to say that he “lost someone close to me that I loved and still love very much or love high and I am proud to say that all charges against JT Jackson have been dropped and he is not guilty and had nothing to do with with this and that matter which was once so hard to deal with and so heavy upon me and my household, is now put to bed.' (To be fair, a lot of it was kind of extra. How are you going to sue someone for saying you were once a precious friend they “loved”?)
However, Hart allegedly violated the terms of the settlement when an Instagram video he posted in October 2021 “flagrantly breached” their agreement and “manipulated[d] the narrative', not because he did not state what he was supposed to state, but because he did not state his statement correctly.
“JT Jackson was recently found not guilty and those charges were dropped against him and I can finally speak out about what I once couldn't,” Hart said in his statement. Hart said their friendship was “lost,” but failed to mention that Jackson “had nothing to do with” any blackmail plot.
“Hart's statement deviates significantly from the agreed upon wording in several critical respects,” argued Jackson's attorney, Daniel L. Reback. “First, Hart's intended dictum expressly required him to state that “all charges against [Jackson] they've fallen and he's not guilty and had nothing to do with it.” However, Hart's actual statement lacks an express declaration of Plaintiff's innocence or non-involvement. Also, Hart's agreed statement was to acknowledge the heavy impact of the incident in losing a precious friendship due to the legal issue, but Hart's actual statement focuses entirely on Hart himself “moving on” and does not directly acknowledge the significant personal and professional fees to the Claimant as described in the Contract.”
Jackson's lawsuit seeks $12 million as well as punitive damages to be determined at trial and compensation for legal costs and expenses. The lawsuit also seeks injunctive relief requiring the defendants to exonerate him and remove “all false statements” from Don't F— This Up.
