Kevin Hart in 2022.Photo:Robin L Marshall/WireImage
Robin L Marshall/WireImage
Shakes worked for Hart’s company from August 2017 to October 2020, according to the complaint.
Published on Kebe’sInstagramaccount and YouTube channelUnwine with Tasha Kon Dec. 22, the interview includes allegations from Shakes that Hart, 44, had an affair at his office. She also claimed she told Hart’swife Enikohe was cheating on her, and that the comedian had a gambling problem.
A preview from the conversation was captioned, “The interview that Kevin Hart will WISH NEVER CAME OUT!!"
Hart’s complaint claims Kebe demanded money, threatening to release the bombshell interview if he didn’t pay.
In November, the document alleges, someone “affiliated with Kebe” contacted a representative of Hart informing them the interview that “would be damaging to Hart’s reputation” had been recorded. “The individual stated that Kebe would publish the Interview unless Hart paid a ransom of $250,000.”
Hart contacted the police and issued a cease and desist order to Kebe asking that she not publish the interview, according to the lawsuit. It cited the NDA between Shakes and Hart, and that posting the interview “would constitute intentional interference with contractual relations.”
Kevin Hart in 2022.Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Aside from violating the NDA, the interview, according to Hart’s complaint, “included false and defamatory statements regarding Hart and certain legal disputes in which he had been involved.” The lawsuit added that Shakes made statement “that were false, including that Hart recorded a video of a sexual encounter, and that he faced criminal charges regarding that supposed incident.”
Hart is suing all defendants for civil extortion, and invasion of privacy (public disclosure of private facts). Additionally, he’s suing Shakes for breach of contract and defamation; and he’s suing Kebe for intentional interference with contractual relations.
“Kebe has an established history of posting defamatory and otherwise improper content regarding celebrities,” states Hart’s lawsuit.
The interviewer has also come under fire for airing allegations concerningWill Smithand Duane Martin, which Smith and his wifeJada Pinkett Smithpublicly denied. (Jada previously indicated they would be takinglegal action over the inflammatory interview.)
In 2022, musicianCardi Bwona libel case against Kebe, whom the rapper accused of making “malicious” claims against her.
Eniko Hart and Kevin Hart in 2016.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Hart shares daughter Heaven, 18, and son Hendrix, 16, with ex-wife Torrei Hart. After divorcing Torrei in 2011, Hart married wifeEniko Hart, and they share son Kenzo, 6, and daughter Kaori, 3.
TheJumanjiactorissued a public apologyin 2017 after hecheated on Enikowhile she was eight months pregnant with their first child. At the time, he addressed the subsequent extortion attempts that took place and how his wife “held [him] accountable.”
In his Netflix documentary seriesDon’t F**k It Up, Hart opened up about rebuilding his marriage with Eniko after the cheating scandal, calling it “the lowest moment of my life.”
source: people.com
