United Kingdom, Sept. 20 -- Carrot Top was allegedly being extorted over a sex tape before his apparent suicide attempt.

The 61-year-old comedian was hospitalised on Friday (18.09.26) after he reportedly tried to take his own life, and it has now been revealed that, earlier this month, his attorney filed legal documents alleging musician Brian Evans - a previous opening performer at the comic's long-running show in Las Vegas - had threatened to leak an x-rated video if he wasn't paid.

In documents obtained by the New York Post newspaper's Page Six, lawyer Ronnie Bitman wrote: "Evans demands immediate payment of significant sums and states that, absent immediate payment, a sexually explicit recording of Thompson will be filed in the publ...