Jennifer Lopez sues former driver Hakob Manoukian for extortionAugust 8, 2012 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jennifer Lopez is suing her former driver for extortion. The singer/actress claims Hakob Manoukian demanded £1.75 million) from her in return for his silence after overhearing secret conversations she had with friends and associates. Her case is a countersuit to a claim filed by Manoukian, who previously alleged he was forced to resign after Lopez's manager Benny Medina publicly berated him. In her suit, obtained by TMZ.com, the Dance Again hitmaker states power went to her former driver's head and he became upset when he was told he couldn't control her security team - and be paid for doing it. Lopez claims Manoukian retaliated by threatening to reveal confidential information that would be highly embarrassing for her. She is suing for damages in excess of £12.5 million, The Huffington Post reported. Top stories Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |