{"id":71854,"date":"2026-09-01T22:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/alanis-morissette-sues-tour-manager-for-extortion-over-airport-drugs\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T22:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T22:53:45","slug":"alanis-morissette-sues-tour-manager-for-extortion-over-airport-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/alanis-morissette-sues-tour-manager-for-extortion-over-airport-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Alanis Morissette Sues Tour Manager for Extortion Over Airport Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tAlanis Morissette<\/a> is accusing her former tour manager of making \u201cextortionate\u201d threats to falsely implicate the singer in airport drug possession and trafficking allegations unless Morissette agreed to hire her under a 15-year contract.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPlaintiff Alanis Morissette is the victim of a calculated blackmail campaign orchestrated by a disgruntled former tour manager,\u201d the new lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court and obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em> reads. \u201cMorissette will not agree to work with an incompetent blackmailer for the next fifteen years or pay her a ransom under the gun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe six-page filing alleges that tour manager Keren Urinov was flagged for inspection and detained at a U.K. airport in 2025 while traveling with Morissette and her team for a concert in Spain. Urinov later told Morissette and others that British authorities had arrested her and issued a seizure notice stating that her bag contained marijuana and xylazine, according to the lawsuit. During questioning, Urinov allegedly told border officers that the bag and its contents, including the suspected drugs, belonged to her. She also showed officers an Israeli medical marijuana license and was released, the lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the complaint, Urinov was detained again in Spain and later said she told border officials that the bag and the drugs belonged to her. After the tour ended, however, Urinov and her lawyer allegedly sent Morissette what the lawsuit describes as a series of \u201cincreasingly extortionate\u201d letters threatening to sue.<\/p>\n

\n\tMorissette alleges Urinov demanded that the singer tell British law enforcement that the drugs were hers or face litigation. According to the complaint, Urinov said Morissette could put \u201can end to the matter\u201d by giving her a 15-year, full-time employment contract that would include significant compensation, annual raises, and bonuses. Urinov also allegedly demanded that Morissette hire an immigration lawyer for her.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen Morissette refused what the lawsuit calls the \u201cbrazen demands,\u201d Urinov and her lawyer responded with a letter purportedly implying Urinov would accuse Morissette of drug trafficking. Morissette says she filed her own lawsuit \u201creluctantly,\u201d knowing that \u201cattacks on her character\u201d could follow. She believed she had \u201cno choice\u201d to protect herself against \u201cpatently frivolous\u201d allegations.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAttempts to reach Urinov through her Live Nation email address were unsuccessful. A representative for Live Nation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tMorissette is suing for civil extortion, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation. She is seeking a jury trial, compensatory damages of more than $75,000, and punitive damages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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