Tyna Marie Robertson was ordered to pay "Riverdance" star Michael Flatley $11 million Monday for making false allegations to extort money from him.
The judge ordered that Robertson, a real estate agent, had defamed and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Flatley, who appeared in "Lord of the Dance".
Robertson had alleged Flatley raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2002 and threatened to sue unless he agreed to pay a "seven figures" settlement.
Police declined to press criminal charges, and Flatley said the sex was consensual.
Robertson then filed a $33 million lawsuit in Illinois alleging sexual assault, but it was dismissed.
Flatley plans to donate any recovery on the settlement to charity.
Robertson is the ex-girlfriend of Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, and the two have battled in court themselves over their young son, Kennedy.
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