Kevin Hart requested a court docket to grant him a short lived restraining order that may power blogger Tasha Okay to take down the video of her interview together with his ex-assistant Miesha Shakes— which he alleged was stuffed with defamatory claims.
In keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, on Friday, the comic filed a declaration as a part of his lawsuit in opposition to Tasha Okay and Miesha the place he mentioned his fame and profession have been on the road.
Final month, Kevin sued Tasha and Miesha over an interview the blogger performed with Kevin’s ex-assistant.
The entertainer mentioned Miesha made a number of false claims about him. Kevin mentioned earlier than Tasha posted the video on her YouTube channel, an affiliate of hers reached out to his staff and provided to not put up it in alternate for $250k.
Kevin mentioned he refused to pay the price and as a substitute referred to as the police,
Tasha posted the interview with Miesha regardless of being despatched a stop and desist by Kevin’s lawyer.
The comic then filed a lawsuit for civil extortion and defamation.In his lawsuit, “[Tasha] has a longtime historical past of posting defamatory and in any other case improper content material relating to celebrities,” the lawsuit learn.
In his newly filed declaration, the comic mentioned the latest allegations made by his ex-assistant on Tasha’s YouTube channel have harmed his profession.
He wrote, “Working within the leisure trade, my livelihood relies upon largely on my fame and the general public’s notion of me. That notion is of explicit concern in mild of the truth that I’m concerned in plenty of family-oriented tasks, such because the Jumanji franchise, Fatherhood, Captain Underpants, the Secret Lifetime of Pets, and others.”
Kevin added, “I additionally endorse numerous nationwide manufacturers, and people endorsement offers rely partly on a public notion of my fame, respectability, and character.”
In his declaration, Kevin revealed Miesha labored for him from August 2017 to October 2020. The entertainer mentioned as a part of her exit settlement, he agreed to pay Miesha $30k per yr and supply her with medical insurance for 3 years.
He added, “After my refusal to pay, the interview was printed. After its publication, I watched the Interview and noticed that, along with discussing non-public issues in breach of the NDA, Shakes made statements about me that have been merely false, together with that I supposedly made a secret video recording of a sexual encounter and confronted prison costs relating to that supposed incident. I didn’t document any such video, and I’ve by no means confronted prison costs in reference to that alleged
incident or any associated issues.”
A decide has but to rule on Hart’s movement for a short lived restraining order.