Carrot Top’s legal battle with Brian Evans escalates as judge warns of jail time

Carrot Top’s ongoing legal battle with former opening act Brian Evans has escalated, with a Florida judge warning both sides that violating court orders could result in jail time.

The dispute centres on an alleged sexually explicit recording involving the comedian, whose real name is Scott Thompson. Carrot Top’s legal team has accused Evans of attempting to extort money from him by allegedly threatening to release the recording, claims Evans has repeatedly denied.

During a September 22 hearing in Florida, Carrot Top’s lawyers asked the court to restrict Evans from filing additional documents in the case without prior approval. His attorney argued that Evans’ filings contained damaging and salacious allegations that were subsequently picked up by the media.

The judge did not grant the request to prevent Evans from filing future motions. However, the court ordered that future filings in the case would remain confidential and warned the parties about the consequences of violating court orders.

According to a transcript obtained by TMZ, the judge warned that anyone who disobeyed the court’s orders could face incarceration, saying the court had authority to go beyond financial sanctions.

The legal dispute has continued for more than two years, according to Carrot Top’s attorney. His legal team has alleged that Evans threatened to release private information, including the purported explicit recording, unless he was paid money.

Evans has denied the allegations. He told TMZ that he never threatened to release a video in exchange for money and claimed that the recording had already been deleted under the terms of a previous settlement.

Evans also pushed back against claims that he was responsible for Thompson’s recent personal crisis, saying he was glad the comedian survived and denying responsibility for his actions.

The latest hearing came after Thompson was hospitalised following an incident at his Las Vegas home on September 18. His representative has said that the comedian is improving, while his return to performing remains uncertain.

Meanwhile, Evans told the court that he had received death threats from people he said were supporters of Carrot Top. He claimed that people had threatened to harm him if they encountered him in public.

The judge’s decision to keep the case filings confidential means further details of the dispute may not immediately become public. For now, the legal battle between Carrot Top and Evans remains ongoing, with both sides continuing to dispute key allegations surrounding the alleged recording and the wider case.