Afeni Shakur Fights Back
Posted by Media Outrage on March 18th, 2009
Afeni Shakur is fighting back in the wake of the battle to bring her son’s biopic to the big screen.
Via AHH:
Accusations of deception and sabotage are at the heart of a new lawsuit filed by the mother of deceased rap legend Tupac Shakur against Morgan Creek.
Afeni Shakur’s Amaru Entertainment has filed a $10 million cross complaint that claims Morgan Creek head James Robinson and other tried to strong-arm a deal for the movie rights for a biopic on Tupac Shakur.
The complaint later alleges that Morgan Creek sabotaged the venture when Amaru attempted to set up the movie elsewhere.
“The Morgan Creek lawsuit is heavy-handed interference with the Tupac movie,” a rep for Amaru stated. “It has no merit whatsoever. Our cross-complaint is going to result in Morgan Creek having to pay millions in compensatory and punitive damages for harming our business.”
The cross complaint is the latest development to occur regarding the creation of the biopic.
Morgan Creek was the first to sound off on the issue by filing a lawsuit last month in Los Angeles Superior Count.
According to that lawsuit, the company claimed Amaru backed out of a done deal to sell life rights for a biopic about Tupac.
Amaru is noted for controlling the estate of the late entertainer.
Morgan Creek said it received a final term sheet in December that detailed everything required to reach an agreement.
Although the proposal was accepted by Morgan Creek executives in late January, Amaru’s complaint alleges that it was a proposal, not a deal.
Due to the success of Notorious, a film centering on Tupac Shakur’s musical rival the Notorious B.I.G., Morgan Creek executives allegedly arranged a conference call with an attorney from Amaru to “accept” the counteroffer.
Executives then allegedly began telling other studios and producers that Morgan Creek owned rights to the Tupac project in an attempt to keep other companies from possibly competing for the rights to the film.
The alleged actions by Morgan Creek were not well received by Amaru as the cross complaint labeled it as “a sleazy and illegal ploy to coerce (Amaru) into a deal.”
In addition to seeking a court declaration that there never was a deal, Amaru is demanding that at least $10 million dollars in damages be awarded by Morgan Creek for derailing Amaru’s efforts to talk with potential studios and producers.
March 18th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Fight for your rights Moma Shakur.
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March 18th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
I know that’s right! Go head Afeni! These corporations think they can do anything they please! Especially when they think the other party aint got good sense! Believe u me, Mrs Shakur would not be where she is today if she were an idiot! GTFOH!
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May 8th, 2009 at 8:53 am
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January 10th, 2010 at 4:57 am
I just want the damn movie to start production so that it can be released.
Ms/Mrs. Shakur do not stop fighting. Tupac was your son and who else would be more qualified to create a biopic but yourself
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January 10th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Hope she gets what she wants!!! damn he was fine!!!! look at that million dollar smile he got and those bedroom eyez!! lawd
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