A judge has dismissed Jennifer Lopez's
extortion lawsuit against her former driver Hakob Manoukian. The singer
sued Manoukian for $20 million back in August for demanding $2.8
million from her and threatening to leak supposed secrets about her to
the media and law enforcement.
Manoukian launched a lawsuit against Lopez earlier this year, claiming
he was unfairly fired. He said Lopez's manager Benny Medina had publicly
berated at him by saying he was not "presentable" and had struggled
with his English.
The chauffeur also claimed that he had left his post at a private limo company when Lopez and then-husband Marc Anthony
said they wanted him as full-time driver. In addition, Manoukian stated
in his lawsuit that he was promised he would earn $72,000 plus
"production pay". He said he was still owed $200,000.
Lopez said in her countersuit that Manoukian's role was diminished after
he inappropriately tried to take over control of her security team and
obtain a higher salary.
However, Manoukian, via his attorney, struck back by filing a motion to
dismiss Lopez's countersuit. He said she was trying to punish him for
filing a legitimate employment lawsuit against her. The judge agreed
with the driver and dismissed the case. Meanwhile, his lawsuit against
Lopez is still pending.
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