According to the suit, Urinov’s luggage was seized at a British airport for allegedly containing marijuana and xylazine; Urinov admitted that the substances were hers. “During questioning, Urinov admitted to the Border Force that the bag and its contents—including the alleged drugs—belonged to her. Urinov showed the Border Force her Israeli medical marijuana license. The Border Force returned the bag to Urinov and released her,” the suit reads. Urinov then rejoined the rest of the touring group in Spain; when they returned to the U.K., she was questioned again, and things seem to have temporarily resolved from there.
However, “After the tour ended, Urinov and her attorney sent a series of increasingly extortionate letters to Morissette,” the suit states. “Urinov threatened to file a patently frivolous lawsuit against Morissette in the United Kingdom for unspecified claims if Morissette refused to tell British law enforcement that the alleged drugs were hers. However, Urinov communicated, Morissette could put ‘an end to the matter’ by entering into a fixed-term, full-time employment contract of fifteen years with Urinov, under which Urinov would receive an income equivalent to that of a tour director with annual increases and bonuses.” Morissette also alleges that Urinov demanded a visa to the United States, and “If a visa could not be obtained, Urinov demanded additional compensation.”
Morissette does not hold back, with the suit stating that she “is not interested in employing Urinov for fifteen years—not only because she is a blackmailer, but also because she was a terrible manager of the 2025 tour.” It goes on to cite an error Urinov made in booking hotels that cost Morissette $70,000. “Morissette brings this lawsuit reluctantly,” the suit continues. “She is aware of the attacks on her character that may ensue. But Morissette will not agree to work with an incompetent blackmailer for the next fifteen years or pay her a ransom under the gun. She has no choice but to sue.” Morissette seeks compensatory damages over $75,000, punitive damages, and a jury trial.
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