Alanis Morissette has taken legal action against her former tour manager, accusing her of engaging in a deliberate blackmail scheme to falsely implicate Morissette in drug trafficking unless the singer agreed to an extended contract. The lawsuit, filed in California and obtained by CBC News, alleges that Keren Urinov threatened to report Morissette to British authorities for drug-related offenses unless Morissette hired her as a tour director for 15 years and provided substantial compensation.
Morissette is suing Urinov for civil extortion, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation, asserting that she will not yield to pressure to reward her blackmailer and is determined to expose Urinov’s tactics. Urinov, who previously worked for Live Nation in Israel, was hired in 2025 as a temporary tour manager for Morissette’s global tour. In July of the same year, while traveling from the UK to Spain for a concert, Urinov was allegedly detained by British authorities after a bag she claimed ownership of was flagged for containing marijuana and a non-opioid animal tranquilizer.
Despite Urinov’s admission that the bag and its contents were hers, she was released after presenting her Israeli medical marijuana license. Subsequently, Urinov reportedly sent a series of threatening letters to Morissette, demanding a lengthy contract and financial benefits under the threat of legal action. The lawsuit also details instances where Morissette found Urinov’s management of the 2025 tour to be inadequate, citing reckless spending and undisclosed criminal history that raised concerns about obtaining visas and traveling.
Morissette, although hesitant to resort to legal action, felt compelled to sue to prevent being coerced into an unjust agreement with Urinov. The singer is seeking a trial by jury in this matter. While CBC News has attempted to reach out to Urinov and Morissette’s representatives for comment, responses have not been received at the time of reporting.