Chicago ? Michael Jordan filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a woman he contends is trying to extort $5 million from him to keep quiet about their relationship more than 10 years ago.

Jordan acknowledged in the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court that he paid the woman $250,000 “under threat of publicly exposing that relationship.”

Jordan, who plays for the Washington Wizards but spent most of his career with the Chicago Bulls, never agreed to pay any amount above the original $250,000, the lawsuit says. The woman attempted to extort the additional money from Jordan through her attorneys, according to the lawsuit. Her lawyers were not named in the paperwork.

The lawsuit asks the court to stop the woman from further attempts to get money from Jordan.

Jordan, who has been married for more than 12 years, refused to comment when asked about the lawsuit before the Wizards’ preseason game in Detroit.