"Steven Seagal claims in a bizarre new lawsuit that he has recently been the target of an extortion plot hatched by members of the "German Mafia and other nefarious underworld figures" who have threatened to assault the 51-year-old actor and destroy his "reputation in the movie industry." According to the below complaint, which was filed in late-December in Los Angeles Superior Court, Seagal alleges that the German gangsters are menacing him as a result--of all things--a lease dispute involving a Berlin villa." The Smoking Gun has the full story and authentic documents as usual

Thanks to Mr. Raff for the hint.