LOS ANGELES — Tom Cruise is being sued by a longtime nemesis who accuses the actor of being part of a spy gang.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles, Michael Davis Sapir claims he was spied on by Cruise and his attorney Bert Fields, with the help of jailed private investigator Anthony Pellicano, according to TMZ.
The legal tussle dates back to a $100 million lawsuit Cruise filed against Sapir in 2001. In that case, Cruise sued Sapir after he claimed to have footage of the Top Gun star engaging in some same-sex action. The case was settled several months later for an undisclosed amount, with both parties stating that the footage never existed.
But now Sapir is claiming that Cruise and company wiretapped his phone while the 2001 lawsuit was ongoing.
The former Bold magazine editor is seeking at least $500 million in damages.
When reached by the celebrity gossip site, Cruise's attorney said the charges were without merit.
"The allegations are absolute garbage," said Fields. "We did not even hire Pellicano to work on the Sapir case."
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