Jerry Heller, 75, vehemently disagrees with his portrayal in “Straight Outta Compton” and has filed a $110 million, lawsuit against Ice Cube, Dr. Dre & anybody else he could sue.
Friday, he formally filed a defamation lawsuit against Dr. Dre and Ice Cube for categorizing him as the “sleazy manager who took advantage of Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube.”
TMZ reports that NBC Universal and the Estate of Eazy-E were also included in the lawsuit.
According to Heller, he was grossly misrepresented. He says he was never fired by Eazy-E and refuted the notion that he withheld a $75,000 check from Ice Cube. He also alleges that they stole from his 2006 book, Ruthless: A Memoir, to re-create scene in “Straight Outta Compton.”
“Straight Outta Compton” was one of the most successful movies this year.
Damien “Jr Gong” Marley, son of legendary Bob Marley is now part owner of Jay Z’s “Tidal” music company
AllHipHop News– On October 20, entertainment platform Tidal held the star-studded TIDAL X: 1020 charity concert in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Several of the part owners of the streaming service – such as Jay Z, Beyoncé, Usher, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne – were on hand to hit the stage, but the night also featured the announcement of a new co-owner.
Radio personality Angie Martinez revealed to the audience that reggae megastar Damian “Jr Gong” Marley is the newest artist owner of Tidal. Marley also performed at the showcase.
Fans can watch a replay of the entire TIDAL X: 1020 here. Other acts to perform included Nas, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Fabolous, T.I., Young Dro, French Montana, and Vic Mensa. 100% of the total tickets’ face value proceeds went to support charities via New World Foundation.
To the dismay of Hip Hop fans everywhere, our beloved legendary Tupac’s long awaited biopic WILL NOT be hitting the theatres anytime soon.
According to All Hip Hop:
The producers of Tupac’s biopic are about to go head-to-head in a court battle. According to Billboard, the production company Emmett Furla Oasis has filed a lawsuit against Morgan Creek Productions for setting a budget and production schedule and selecting a leading star without their approval. Emmett Furla is seeking $10 million in damages.
Randall Emmett and George Furla say the film had been stalled until they came on board in 2013. When Emmett and Furla became apart of the film, their agreement with Morgan Creek Productions stated that the production budget would not exceed $30 million, they would be included in the approval of the production schedule and would have full control over who would be the director and leading man.
Emmett and Furla claim that they arranged a deal with Open Roads Films for the biopic but Morgan Creek rejected it initially, only to return to them and sign a deal. This violated the production agreement. Morgan Creek also suddenly rushed Emmett/Furla to produce evidence that they could pay for half of the film’s budget or risk not being a part of the film after the success of Straight Outta Compton biopic. They also wanted them to agree to new terms that were not in their original agreement and brought them a budge of $34 million. Emmett and Furla also claim that Morgan Creek was meeting with an actor that they were pursuing to play Tupac without informing them, which was apart of their agreement.
Emmett and Furla are claiming breaches of contract, breach of the implied covenant and breach of fiduciary duty.
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