Carrot Top Extorted Over Sex Tape Before Alleged Suicide Attempt, Court Documents Show

Comedian Carrot Top, whose real name is Scott Thompson, was allegedly extorted over a sex tape prior to his reported suicide attempt on Friday, according to court documents obtained by Page Six. Musician Brian Evans, a former opening performer for Thompson’s long-running show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, is accused of threatening to leak an explicit video of Thompson if he was not paid.

Ronnie Bitman, Thompson's attorney, stated in a Sept. 3 filing in Broward County, Florida, that Evans demanded “immediate payment of significant sums.” According to Bitman, Evans threatened to file a “sexually explicit recording of Thompson” in the public court file, making it accessible to the press and other parties if payment was not made. Evans’ email to Bitman reportedly requested $500,000 “in immediately available funds, in exchange for resolution of all claims against” Thompson.

Evans’ email stated, “It is not a threat. I am not offering to create coverage, stop coverage, or trade silence for money. I cannot control what outlets write after a public motion is filed. The only thing that stops coverage is if we both stop filing anything.” He added, “I am telling you … that I would rather resolve the claims against your client [Thompson] than continue this motion practice.” The email concluded by noting that if the deadline was not met, “it is not an offer your client will ever see again — not even remotely close.”

In a statement to Page Six, Evans denied threatening to post any video in exchange for a settlement, asserting that the email was intended to be confidential and that the video in question had been deleted long ago in accordance with a prior settlement. He expressed sympathy for Thompson, stating, “I am sorry that Scott apparently did something to hurt himself,” and noted that his grandfather died by suicide. Evans added that he believes Thompson is a great talent but needs to address personal issues.

Thompson's representative, Jami Schlicher, countered by stating that Evans has been declared a “vexatious litigant” by a judge who described his court filings as “serial” and “spurious.” A filing from the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida on Sept. 4, two days prior to Evans’ filing, declared that Evans had filed “no fewer than fifteen pro se cases in this District since 2025, all of which appear frivolous.” One of these cases reportedly involved Thompson as the defendant. Schlicher commented that the court’s findings and Evans’ litigation record “speak for themselves.”

In his lawsuit against Thompson in Broward County, Evans alleged that Thompson sent him unsolicited footage of himself engaging in oral sex with another person in 2022 or 2023, which he claimed to find “shocked, disturbed and offended.” Evans also stated that he signed a settlement agreement in 2024 but now seeks to have it dismissed, claiming he lacked the mental capacity to enter a binding contract due to “severe psychiatric injuries” sustained from the 2023 Maui wildfires.

In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Shari Africk Olefson found that Evans, who is representing himself, improperly filed motions as “emergency” filings and that this constituted an “abuse of the emergency motion procedure.” The judge also granted Thompson's motion to strike or declare confidential certain information filed by Evans, characterizing it as “irrelevant unrelated videos, text messages and facts.”

News of the alleged extortion emerged after TMZ reported on Friday that the comedian had allegedly attempted suicide. Multiple police cars were reportedly seen outside Thompson's Las Vegas home that day. Schlicher confirmed Thompson's hospitalization to Page Six, stating he is “recovering in the hospital and is receiving the care and support he needs.” She requested privacy for him and his family, without detailing the circumstances leading to his hospitalization. Thompson's weekend shows at the Luxor were canceled, casting uncertainty on his residency, which began in 2005.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.