J.Lo files $20 million lawsuit against driver

Washington, August 8 (ANI): Jennifer Lopez is suing her former driver for extortion after he filed a lawsuit claiming that he was forced to resign and was publicly berated by the star's manager.

The former 'American Idol' judge is claiming that he demanded 2.8 million dollars or else he would tell the media and authorities about her embarrassing secrets.

According to TMZ.com, the 43-year-old alleged that Manoukian became drunk with power, Contactmusic reported.

He also wanted to control her entire security team and get more money for doing it.

The mum-of-two even claimed that he threatened to have her criminally prosecuted using the information he overheard while driving her around for jobs.

She is suing for damages in excess of 20 million dollars. (ANI)