Caught in a sticky situation, John Stamos announced Tuesday that he was being blackmailed for $680,000 by a man and woman threatening to sell pictures to tabloids that the actor says are just pictures of him “posing with fans.”
The extortionists were arrested last week in an undercover plan where the FBI posed as the Full House star’s representative for a money drop that took place in Michigan’s airport.
"John Stamos was the target of an extortion attempt," says Matt Polk, a rep for the actor. "The U.S. Attorney and the FBI handled the investigation swiftly and with great expertise."
FBI raided the home of Allison Coss, 23, and Scott Sippola, 30, of Marquette, Michigan, finding a few photos of Stamos, paper with Stamos’s cell phone number on it, and three tabloid magazines with contact information.
Stamos vacationed back in 2004 in Florida, where he met Coss and attended a party where the photos took place.
It is not certain if the pictures were from during or after Stamos and Rebecca Romijn split. Stamos and Coss stayed in contact with each other for a long time until Stamos began receiving email threats last month from “Brian L” who wanted the money or he would turn them into tabloids. Since then the case is still pending and suspects have been posted bond.
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