JWoww’s ex-boyfriend arrested for trying to extort money from Jersey Shore star, cops say

A man who dated Jersey Shore cast member Jenni Farley more than 10 years ago tried to extort $25,000 from her, authorities said.

Thomas Lippolis contacted JWoww’s publicist and threatened to divulge secrets about her to the media, Toms River police said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. The publicist told Farley about the threat and she notified cops on Monday.

Toms River police arrested Thomas Lippolis Wednesday and charged him with third-degree extortion. Lippolis, 32, of Hazlet, and Farley dated for nearly a year a decade ago, police said.

It’s been a tough December for JWoww. Last week, Farley, 32, got a temporary restraining order against her husband Roger Matthews after the two got into a verbal altercation in their Toms River home. She filed for divorce in September.

Meanwhile, this week’s run-in with Lippolis isn’t her first with her ex, who also worked as her manager for a time. On a 2011 episode of Jersey Shore, Farley accused Lippolis of abusing her.

That same year, a judge issued an order that stopped Lippolis from releasing nude photos he took of Farley without her permission “while she was under the effects of pre-surgical and post-surgical anesthesia” the previous year. Lippolis had argued that Farley knew about the photos and that releasing them wouldn’t harm her reputation because she claimed previously she was interested in posing for Playboy.

Article via NJ.com