Miesha Shakes wants to question Montia Sabbag about the recording and its investigation in her ongoing legal dispute with Hart.
Kevin Hart’s former assistant Miesha Shakes wants Montia Sabbag, the woman involved in his 2017 sex tape scandal, to testify in the comedian’s lawsuit against her.
In court documents obtained by TMZ, Shakes said she wants to question Sabbag about the recording and the investigation that followed. She also plans to testify herself and call Hart as a witness.
Hart sued Shakes in December 2023 after she discussed his private life during an interview with blogger Tasha K, whose real name is Latasha Kebe. Shakes worked for Hart’s company from August 2017 to October 2020. His complaint accused her of defamation and breaching a nondisclosure agreement. Hart denied her claims that he recorded a sexual encounter and faced criminal charges over it.
Shakes argues the agreement is invalid because Hart failed to meet obligations under it. Hart disputes that argument and says her comments damaged his reputation. In June 2026, he asked a judge to order Shakes to pay $50,000, citing the damages provision in their agreement.
Shakes maintains Hart’s reputation had already suffered because of his own conduct, pointing to the 2017 recording scandal as an example.
Sabbag sued Hart in 2019, alleging he was involved in recording their sexual encounter at a Las Vegas hotel without her consent. Hart denied wrongdoing. Her federal lawsuit was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds in 2020. She filed a separate case in California state court, which was dismissed without prejudice in June 2023 after neither Sabbag nor her attorney appeared at a court conference. A judge denied her request to reinstate it in February 2024. The decisions did not establish whether her allegations were true.
The lawsuit remains ongoing. It is not yet clear whether Sabbag will testify.
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