New details have emerged regarding the lawsuit filed by 22-year-old Stefanos Papadopoulos against Giorgos Mazonakis, alleging that during their professional collaboration he was subjected to repeated sexual propositions and psychological pressure.

According to the lawsuit, Papadopoulos was called by the singer’s agent at the end of March 2025 to travel from Thessaloniki to Athens to participate in a rehearsal ahead of Mazonakis’ upcoming performances.

He describes traveling on the same day, only to find that the rehearsal had already ended, leaving him waiting for hours without being asked to audition. Later, as he alleges, he was asked to go to Mazonakis’ dressing room, despite his initial objections.

Once there, according to the lawsuit, they were alone with the door closed. In the first minutes of the meeting, the singer reportedly used drugs in front of him and invited him to participate, an offer which Papadopoulos refused, with the singer allegedly replying that “it is rude to say no to me in my dressing room.”

The initial discussion reportedly took place on a professional level, but soon, according to Papadopoulos, the singer told him he needed to leave for a professional appointment and that afterwards he would meet him again in the dressing room with his friend, who had initially accompanied him to the venue.

Papadopoulos claims that when he noted that his friend had already left, Mazonakis allegedly replied that “if you don’t come back the same night with your friend, don’t come at all.”

In the following days, the plaintiff states that he began receiving messages through communication apps that automatically deleted themselves, with persistent suggestions for private meetings.

Avoiding pressure
To avoid these approaches, he resorted to excuses or avoided all contact, while also receiving, as he claims, indirect pressure implying that his professional career depended on being “in good terms” with the singer.

The lawsuit also describes staged incidents designed to make him end up alone with the singer, which led him to avoid being physically present. Papadopoulos describes an environment of constant pressure, in which he felt he had to balance refusing sexual advances while fearing immediate removal from work.

“On one hand, I did not wish to engage in sexual acts with Mr. Mazonakis, on the other, I knew I could not be more assertive or react strongly, because if I claimed my basic rights, namely the respect every worker deserves, the defendant would have sought my immediate removal from the project,” the 22-year-old emphasizes.

A key point, according to the lawsuit, was an incident in mid-April when he decided to visit Mazonakis’ dressing room in the presence of others to avoid any misunderstanding. After most of the attendees left, the singer allegedly repeated a proposition for a personal meeting, and when Papadopoulos pretended not to understand, Mazonakis allegedly made a crude sexual gesture accompanied by derogatory expressions.

Papadopoulos describes leaving in tears, feeling humiliated and degraded, trapped in a situation where his dignity conflicted with his financial survival. Until the end of the collaboration, which ended earlier than expected, the 22-year-old claims he continued receiving persistent invitations to return to Mazonakis’ dressing room, which he refused.

The last incident described in the lawsuit allegedly took place at the end of May, when he was again offered a sexual proposition, which he categorically rejected, ending all communication.

Mazonakis: “This is blackmail; false witnesses were recruited”

The singer, through his lawyer Charalampos Lykoudis, issued a statement describing an organized blackmail attempt against him, driven by specific business interests.

The statement claims: “The blackmail involved the invocation of prisoners’ names; however, as this effort failed, individuals were recruited to act as false witnesses and make untrue and baseless allegations of inappropriate conduct by my client.”

The lawyer emphasized the timing of the lawsuit: it was filed just hours before Mazonakis’ premiere, despite the alleged incidents dating back to March 2025. He argues that this proves the lawsuit’s manipulative and coercive nature.

Lykoudis stated that he had contacted the Greek Police’s Extortion Department three days earlier to report the allegations.

Statement of Giorgos Mazonakis’ lawyer:

“There has been a long-standing organized blackmail plan against Giorgos Mazonakis, driven by certain business interests, to which my client did not succumb. Initially, blackmail was attempted by invoking prisoners’ names; when this failed, individuals were recruited as false witnesses to make untrue allegations of misconduct.

My client has reported this scheme to the competent authorities, specifically the Extortion Department of the Greek Police’s Organized Crime Division.

The allegations against my client are completely false, unfounded, and lack any factual or legal basis.

The timing of the lawsuit, filed today just hours before Mazonakis’ premiere, despite the incidents allegedly occurring in March 2025, confirms the manipulative and coercive nature of the act.

We have full confidence in the Greek Police and Justice system and are certain that the plaintiff will soon face severe criminal charges for complicity in extortion against Giorgos Mazonakis, as well as for false accusation and defamation.”

Mazonakis thanks his audience for their love, support, and solidarity.