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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0312_akon_tmz_ex\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/03/12/0312-akon-tmz-ex.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Akon&lt;/strong&gt; has no plans to pay &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/21/akon-sued-construction-bill/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a $51,000 construction bill&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on his Georgia mansion -- insisting the man behind the 5-figure tab not only butchered his home ... he actually tried to EXTORT Akon to get the cash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Akon just filed a countersuit against a guy named &lt;strong&gt;Jay Poorak&lt;/strong&gt; -- who runs a company called Southern Electric -- insisting Poorak performed construction work on Akon's house without ever hashing out an agreement about the services or price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the lawsuit, Poorak attempted all kinds of construction on Akon's home -- including electrical work, framing, and cornice work -- without any permission ... and the work was a disaster.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But that's not it -- Akon claims Poorak completely ripped him off ... charging him over $150,000 for the job ... when it was only worth $33,660.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Akon claims he already paid Poorak $44,650 -- despite the hack job -- and now wants at least $10,990 back ... the amount Akon believes he overpaid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Akon claims Poorak threatened him over the balance in question with legal action and \"the besmirching of [his] reputation\" if Akon didn't pay up. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Akon's also suing for unspecified damages -- claiming Poorak slandered him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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