Steven Seagal claims in a lawsuit that the German mafia and other "underworld figures" are trying to hatch an extortion plot against him. These people have threatened to assault the 51 year-old actor and destroy his "reputation in the movie industry." The situation began in 2001 after Seagal rented a Berlin villa from Edeltrud Vorderwuhlbecke for the filming of "Half Past Dead." The complaint alleges that after filming the movie, Vorderwuhlbecke and other unnamed figures accused the film crew of seriously damaging the property. Seagal is claiming he has suffered from "severe anxiety, emotional distress, and humiliation" as a result of the extortion plot. Yet, this isn't the first time Seagal has run into the mafia.
Federal prosecutors in New York last June charged Seagal's former partner, Julius Nasso, and several Gambino crime family figures with attempting to extort $150,000 per film from the actor, who is expected to testify as a government witness.
Now that's interesting.
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