Carrot Top: Read Alleged $2 Million Demand Comedian Received Days Before Suicide Attempt

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Comedian Scott Thompson, known worldwide as Carrot Top, was facing escalating legal and personal turmoil in the days leading up to his reported suicide attempt, including a newly surfaced $2 million settlement demand and earlier allegations of sex‑tape extortion, according to court filings and emails reviewed by multiple outlets.

Thompson, 61, was hospitalized in Las Vegas last Friday after what authorities described as a suspected prescription‑drug overdose. His representative later said he was awake, breathing on his own, and recovering with family support.

The crisis unfolded amid a bitter legal dispute with singer‑songwriter Brian Evans, a former opening act for Thompson who has filed multiple lawsuits against the comedian. Evans has accused Thompson of sending him an unsolicited sexually explicit video and has sought to overturn a prior 2024 settlement agreement. Thompson’s legal team has repeatedly called Evans a “serial litigant” engaged in extortion.

The $2 Million Demand

Four days before Thompson’s hospitalization, Evans emailed Thompson’s legal team proposing a $2 million confidential settlement to end all ongoing litigation involving the two men and several other parties. Evans gave Thompson’s side until Wednesday afternoon to accept the offer.

Within hours, Thompson’s attorney contacted a Florida judge’s assistant, accusing Evans of waging a “campaign of extortion” and threatening to file “false, malicious and incendiary materials” in the public docket unless he received payment. The attorney requested emergency relief, arguing Evans was attempting to blackmail Thompson through the court system.

Evans has denied all wrongdoing, insisting the email was a standard settlement communication and that any explicit video referenced in the filings “was deleted a long time ago” under the terms of a previous agreement. He accused Thompson’s team of twisting confidential negotiations to “annihilate [his] character.”

Earlier $500,000 Sex‑Tape Allegation

The $2 million demand was not the first financial request tied to the dispute. In a September 3 filing, Thompson’s attorney alleged Evans had previously demanded $500,000 to prevent a sexually explicit recording from being filed in the public court record, where it could be accessed by the press. Evans wrote in one email that media coverage was “foreseeable” if he proceeded with the motion.

Thompson’s legal team called the email a “malicious threat” designed to coerce payment, not a legitimate settlement discussion. A federal court later labeled Evans a “vexatious litigant,” describing his filings as “serial” and “spurious.”

Additional Allegations in the Background

The legal battle widened in August when Evans filed a lawsuit containing a sworn statement from Zachary Defazio, who alleged that Thompson exploited him when he was 19, provided him alcohol, and engaged in non‑consensual sexual acts. Thompson’s lawyers have called the allegations fabricated and part of Evans’s broader extortion strategy.

Evans, who is representing himself in the lawsuit, claims he suffered emotional trauma from the 2023 Maui wildfires and that his judgment was impaired when he agreed to earlier settlements with Thompson.

Thompson’s Condition

Thompson’s Las Vegas residency at the Luxor Hotel was suspended following his hospitalization. His representative said the comedian is receiving care and that his family “respectfully asks for privacy” as he recovers.

Summary

The newly revealed $2 million demand, combined with earlier alleged threats involving a sex tape and multiple lawsuits, paints a picture of a comedian under intense legal pressure in the days before his suicide attempt. Thompson’s attorneys maintain he is the target of a prolonged extortion campaign, while Evans insists he is the victim of misconduct and that his settlement proposals were legitimate.