Michael Jordan Sues Former Lover

11/19 UPDATE: Jordan's ex-lover fires back at NBA star.

Basketball star Michael Jordan has acknowledged paying an ex-lover $250,000 in hush money to keep details of their extramarital affair confidential, according to a lawsuit filed today (10/23) by the superstar athlete. Jordan, 39, is suing Karla Knafel, whom the athlete claims is now trying to extort additional payoffs from him in connection with their decade-old affair. Jordan's bombshell lawsuit, which you'll find below, was filed in Illinois Circuit Court. Jordan claims that Knafel, whom he initially paid $250,000 "under threat of publicly exposing that relationship," has recently sought an additional $5 million. (2 pages)