Alanis Morissette is suing her former tour manager for fraud and extortion.
The Ironic singer claims in a new lawsuit that Keren Urinov has threatened to falsely report her for drug trafficking unless she pays a “ransom under the gun”.
Morissette alleges she is the victim of a “calculated blackmail campaign” orchestrated by music exec Urinov.
The legal complaint, obtained and reported by Billboard, alleges Urinov promised not to go ahead with the baseless threats on the condition she was hired as tour director under a 15-year contract.
“Morissette will not agree to work with an incompetent blackmailer for the next 15 years or pay her a ransom under the gun,” reads the lawsuit. “She has no choice but to sue.”
Urinov, who worked as head of Israeli operations at Live Nation for nine years, was hired by Morissette in 2025 to manage the singer’s tour that summer.
Trouble allegedly arose in July 2025, when the lawsuit claims Urinov was questioned at a UK airport for transporting a bag containing marijuana and xylazine.
According to the lawsuit, Urinov sent Morissette a “series of increasingly extortionate letters” after the tour ended. These letters allegedly threatened to tell British authorities that the drugs belonged to Morissette unless the singer granted Urinov a 15-year, full-time tour director contract with “massive compensation”.
“Morissette is not interested in employing Urinov for 15 years, not only because she is a blackmailer, but also because she was a terrible manager of the 2025 tour,” reads the lawsuit.
