Kevin Hart is off the hook for $60 million after a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the woman in Hart’s hotel room sex tape extortion scandal.
Montia Sabbag sued Hart for emotional distress and invasion of privacy. She claimed he conspired with a friend to conceal a video camera in the hotel room for free publicity.
Sabbag also sued Hart’s friend, Jonathan Jackson, and gossip blogger Fameolous.
But RadarOnline.com reports exclusively that a judge dismissed the complaint for “lack of subject matter jurisdiction” and for “lack of diversity jurisdiction.”
Sabbag claimed Hart and Jackson set her up by installing cameras “without her knowledge or consent, while she was engaged in private, consensual sexual relations” with the 40-year-old comedian.
But the judge found that the lawsuit did not properly identify Fameolous as a LLC (limited liability company), and therefore the court does not have jurisdiction.
“Because the Complaint alleges the citizenship of Defendant Fameolous, Ent LLC as if it were a corporation, rather than a limited liability company, the Complaint has not properly alleged the citizenship of that party,” the court papers read, according to Radar. “As a result, Plaintiff’s allegations are not sufficient to invoke this Court’s diversity jurisdiction.”
Sabbag has until September 30, 2019 to file a First Amended Complaint with Federal Court to show that the lawsuit meets the requirements for subject matter or diversity jurisdiction.
Hart is still recovering at home after undergoing surgery to repair serious back injuries he suffered in a car crash on Sept. 1. He also spent a week in a rehab facility.
