I'm no sextort artist
Plea by Kevin Hart's video gal
The woman at the center of the Kevin Hart extortion plot says she, too, is a victim.
“I had nothing to do with these recordings,” Montia Sabbag said at a press conference Wednesday.
“I’m not an extortionist. I’m not a stripper,” she added. “I’m a recording artist and an actress, and I have not broken any laws. I had nothing to do with these recordings.”
Sabbag, 27, was reportedly caught on tape hooking up with Hart last month in Las Vegas — behind the back of his pregnant wife, Eniko Parrish.
According to TMZ, someone has been trying to use the video to extort the comedian for an 8-figure sum.
In a preemptive move, Hart, 38, posted on Instagram last weekend, apologizing to Parrish and his children for making a “bad error in judgment” and putting himself in “an environment where only bad things can happen, and they did.”
He went on to explain that someone had been trying to get some sort of “financial gain” off his “mistake,” but didn’t offer up any specifics.
Sabbag, meanwhile, maintained her innocence Wednesday — claiming she had no idea that the cameras were rolling that night in Sin City.
“I was involved with Kevin Hart a month ago,” explained Sabbag, who was accompanied by her attorney, Lisa Bloom, in Woodland Hills, Calif.
“I’m truly sorry for any involvement I had in this.”
Bloom has represented several high-profile clients in revenge-porn cases, such as Mischa Barton and Blac Chyna. She said Sabbag isn’t looking for “a cent” from Hart and isn’t concerned “about money.” She’s only interested in finding the person who recorded her.
“Kevin Hart appears to be the victim of this criminal, just as Montia is a victim of this criminal,” Bloom said in a statement. “We invite Mr. Hart to join us in bringing the perpetrator to justice.”
Sources told TMZ that several people are suspected to be behind the alleged extortion plot.
Cops reportedly were seeking search warrants and asking permission to seize cell phones, computers and other electronic devices in connection to their investigation.
If they used phones or the mail system to threaten Hart, the extortionists could face wire-fraud charges and a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison if caught and convicted.