Overview
- Morissette filed a federal civil suit in Los Angeles accusing former temporary tour manager Keren Urinov of a calculated extortion campaign that threatened to tie the singer to drug possession or trafficking unless she agreed to employment demands.
- The complaint recounts 2025 airport incidents in which U.K. and Spanish border authorities allegedly detained Urinov and issued a seizure notice for a bag said to contain marijuana and xylazine, and says Urinov told officers the bag and its contents were hers and showed an Israeli medical marijuana license.
- After the tour ended, Morissette says Urinov and her lawyer sent a series of increasingly demanding letters that sought a 15-year, full-time contract with large pay, annual raises, bonuses, and that Morissette retain an immigration lawyer for Urinov.
- Morissette is suing for civil extortion, fraud and negligent misrepresentation, is seeking compensatory damages above $75,000 plus punitive damages, and has demanded a jury trial while noting the allegations remain to be proven in court.
- Attempts to reach Urinov through a Live Nation email and requests for comment to Live Nation were unsuccessful as of the filing, leaving no public response from Urinov or the promoter as the litigation proceeds and reputations hang in the balance.