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Since Tupac's death, there has been a
struggle over his estate. Now, people, many of who were too coward to file
a suit while he was alive, are seizing the opportunity to grab part of the
estate. Here's a breakdown of some of the law suits that have taken place.
Everything here is correct to the best of my knowledge, if you have any further
information or feel that something here is incorrect, please let me know.
If you have a Tupac site and want to use this, please let me know and give me
credit where it is due. | BadAzz vs. Deathrow | 
| Badazz is suing Deathrow for $500,000 over the
song he did with Pac on the Makaveli 7 Day Theory CD, "Krazy".
Apparently he wasn't paid any royalties for the song. | 
| Afeni Shakur vs. Deathrow | 
| Successful lawsuits were won by the estate to gain
merchandising rights to Shakur's image, which means it would receive royalties
from T-shirts, posters, hats etc., and they also won a suit against Deathrow to
gain the rights to unreleased material. A $7.1 million suit by Death Row Records, demanding reimbursement for
cash advances that Shakur allegedly used for cars, houses, jewelry and other
expenses. The estate filed a 41- page counter suit, accusing Death Row of looting
$50 million from Shakur to maintain the extravagant lifestyles of label head
Marion "Suge" Knight and other executives. | 
| C. Delores Tucker vs. Estate of Tupac Shakur | 
| A $10 million lawsuit by C. Delores Tucker, a
virulent opponent of gangsta rap. Tucker, who once labeled Shakur's music
"pornographic smut," claimed lyrics on Tupac's 9 million-selling album
"All Eyez on Me" were so demeaning that it affected her sex life.
Two songs derisively mentioned Tucker by name. On one, "How Do U Want
It," Shakur rapped: "Delores Tucker, you'se a motherf*cker/Instead of
trying to help a ni**a, you destroy a brother", the other song is "Wonda
why they call u B*tch." Read the Official Court Document | 
| William Garland vs. Estate of Tupac Shakur | 
| A lawsuit was also filed by Tupac's father,
William Garland, seeking 50 percent of Tupac's Estate. Garland had little
contact in Tupac's Life and until Tupac got shot in '94 Tupac believed his
father was dead. He was only trying to make money off of his blood-only
son. The case was previously thrown out of court, but ended in a
settlement of $540,000 plus legal fees totaling just over $350,000. | 
| Jacquelyn McNealey vs. Estate of Tupac Shakur | 
| Jacquelyn McNealey was shot and paralyzed by a
stay bullet at a 1993 Tupac concert in Pine Bluff, Ark. Fischbein. She
claims that Tupac got the crowed all fired up, resulting in her being shot.
A November 1996 court award of $16.6 million was overturned when it was ruled
that Tupac's estate wasn't allowed to present a defense at the trial. She
later settled for $2 million. | 
| Whitwells vs. Estate of Tupac Shakur | 
| Two off duty policemen claimed they were crossing
the road and were almost hit by a car back in 1993. They got into a
dispute with the driver, and 2 other cars pulled up, they claim they ran but
were shot in the buttocks. Witnesses later identified the shooter as
Shakur, who was in town for a concert and staying at the same hotel as the
Whitwells. "Criminal charges were dropped when it emerged that the
policemen had been drinking and had initiated the incident, and when the
prosecution's own witness testified that the gun one of the officers threatened
Tupac with had been seized in a drug bust and then stolen from an evidence
locker." Civil suit with one officer was settled out of court, the
officer in this case was awarded the amount of $210,000. | 
| Johnny Lee Jackson (Johnny J) vs Deathrow | 
| Johnny J. says he co-wrote and helped produce 11 songs
on All Eyez on Me and was never paid the $100,000 advance or the per song
royalties of 3% he was supposed to receive. I'm assuming there are still
hard feelings between him and Deathrow as the word Deathrow was edited out of
songs he produced for the album "Until The End of Time." | 
| Orlando Anderson vs. Estate of Tupac Shakur | 
| Orlando Anderson, a crip considered a suspect in
the shooting of Tupac, was beaten by Tupac and Suge in the lobby Sept, 7, 1996
of the MGM theater the night of the Tyson fight and Tupac shooting.
Although Anderson was later killed in a driveby thought to be linked to the
shooting of Tupac, a suit against Tupac's estate will continue. Suge was
ruled to have been responsible in the beating and sentenced to a 9 year prison
sentence for violation of parole. | 
| R&S Antiques Inc vs. Estate of Tupac Shakur | 
| A Beverly Hills Jeweler is suing the estate
claiming Tupac had an unpaid tab of $38,000 for a white gold and diamond
bracelet and a $45,000 medallion designed by Gianni Versace. R&S
Antiques Inc is seeking in access of $93,000 for the jewelry and interest on it. | 
| Afeni Shakur vs. Orlando Anderson | 
| Sept 16th, Afeni Shakur filed a
wrongful death suit against Orlando Anderson. Afeni Shakur's lawyer,
Richard Fishbein, says the suit was filed because, "The Las Vegas police
have as much interest in solving this crime as the man on the moon... I believe
I cannot do any worse than they have." | 
| Jaques Agnant vs Estate of Tupac Shakur | 
| In the song "Against All Odds" which
appeared on the post humorous album, Makaveli, Tupac labelled Jaques
Agnant a snitch. A former friend of Tupac Jaques Agnant had ties to the
Black Mafia. He was friends with the woman who accused Tupac of rape in
1994. Although Jaques Agnant aka Hatian Jack, was involved in the incident
they had separate trials and Agnant got off while Tupac was sentenced to 4 years
in prison. Tupac referenced this in "Against All Odds" stating
"Same crime different trials." After the death of Tupac Agnant
filed a suite against Tupac's estate for over $200 million claiming that because
of Tupac's song he couldn't find work and was afraid for his life after being labeled
an informant. Read the Official Court Document |
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