Kevin Hart Sues Ex-Assistant for $50K Over Leaked Interview

When you hire someone to work for you, there’s an unspoken agreement: what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors. Kevin Hart is taking that agreement very seriously—and he’s taking it to court.

The entertainer is demanding $50,000 from Miesha Shakes, his former assistant who worked for him from 2017 to 2020, over an alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Hart claims Shakes violated the confidentiality contract by doing an interview with blogger Tasha K, where she spilled personal details about his life. The penalty for breaking the agreement? That $50K figure—which was spelled out in the original contract they both signed.

Hart didn’t just sit back and wait for the fallout. He says that before the interview even aired, he got a call from someone connected to Tasha K asking for $250,000 to keep the segment off the air. He turned it down. He then called police to report the alleged extortion attempt and sent a cease-and-desist to Tasha K. Despite those moves, the interview still went live. Shakes has countered that the non-disclosure agreement wasn’t valid because Hart failed to comply with certain terms, but Hart insists that’s not the case.

In his legal filing, Hart spelled out why this matters to him beyond just personal hurt feelings. Working in entertainment, he explained, means his livelihood depends on his reputation and public perception—particularly since he’s involved in family-oriented projects and endorsement deals with major national brands. When information about his personal life gets out, it can damage those carefully cultivated relationships with studios, sponsors, and audiences. The $50,000 claim isn’t just about principle; it’s about protecting a brand that took years to build.

This case highlights a real tension in celebrity culture: just how much control can a public figure have over their own narrative? Assistants and staff members often know intimate details about their employers’lives, yet they’re expected to keep quiet. When they don’t, the legal bills start piling up—and so do the questions about loyalty, confidentiality, and who really owns a person’s story.