Alanis Morissette Sues Former Tour Manager, Alleges Blackmail Over Airport Drug Trafficking Threat

Alanis Morissette has sued her former tour manager Keren Urinov, accusing the live-music executive of civil extortion, fraud and negligent misrepresentation in a dispute stemming from a drug seizure during travel connected to Morissette’s 2025 tour.

The lawsuit was filed on September 1, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Morissette alleges that Urinov later threatened to falsely implicate her in drug trafficking unless the singer agreed to a long-term employment arrangement.

Urinov, through her attorney, has denied the blackmail allegations and maintains that she intends to clear her name in court. She has also filed a separate legal claim against Morissette in London.

According to Morissette’s complaint, Urinov was working temporarily as tour manager during the singer’s 2025 touring activity when she was stopped and questioned by British authorities while traveling with Morissette’s team for a performance in Spain.

The lawsuit alleges that authorities seized a bag containing marijuana and xylazine. Morissette claims Urinov initially acknowledged that the bag belonged to her and presented authorities with an Israeli medical marijuana license before being released.

Morissette’s lawsuit alleges that the situation changed after the tour ended.

According to the filing, Urinov and her lawyer subsequently sent a series of letters demanding that Morissette tell British authorities that the drugs belonged to her or face legal action.

These are allegations contained in Morissette’s civil complaint and have not been established as fact by a court.

Morissette further alleges that Urinov offered another way to resolve the dispute: employ her as a full-time tour director for 15 years with compensation equivalent to that position, including annual increases and bonuses.

The singer refused.

Her complaint characterizes the alleged demands as a “calculated blackmail campaign” and says she ultimately filed suit because she would not accept either the employment demand or accusations she considers false.

Morissette also attacks Urinov’s performance as tour manager in the lawsuit, alleging that a hotel-booking mistake during the 2025 tour cost approximately $70,000.

Billboard identifies Urinov as an Israeli live-music executive who previously spent nine years heading Live Nation’s Israeli operations.

The dispute is already moving in both directions.

Urinov filed a legal claim against Morissette in London on August 19, before Morissette filed the U.S. action. Billboard reports that court records categorize the London case as involving media and communications, although the underlying allegations have not yet been publicly detailed.

Her attorney, Mark Lewis of Patron Law, told Page Six that Urinov completely rejects the allegation of blackmail and wants a court to determine what happened.

Lewis also said Urinov had not been formally served with the U.S. proceedings at the time of his statement.

That response is significant because the case currently consists of competing allegations rather than judicial findings.

Morissette is seeking a jury trial and damages exceeding $75,000 in connection with her claims of civil extortion, fraud and negligent misrepresentation.

The dispute now places an unusually public spotlight on a relationship that normally operates behind the scenes in the touring industry: the connection between a major artist and the person responsible for coordinating the logistics of an international tour.

For now, Morissette’s allegations remain allegations, Urinov denies blackmail, and separate legal actions are moving on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

Rockum will update the story as the lawsuits progress and additional court filings become available.

Written by Gino Alache – Music Journalist

IMAGE CREDIT: Shelby Duncan

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