When it comes to the stories of Jerry Heller ripping of NWA, Eazy-E’s daughter E.B. Wright is not buying any of it. E.B. says Heller was like a grandfather to her.
(Video) Ice Cube Breaks Silence On Jerry Heller’s Death
Former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller passed away over the weekend, and he was still on a bad page with all of the members. Up until now, the only people who had commented on his passing was MC Ren, and even he didn’t have much to say. While at the airport on Sunday, Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr., who played his father in Straight Outta Compton last year, said that the good things Heller had done for the group did not outweigh the bad. He couldn’t bring himself to really find any nice things to say, so he didn’t say too much. Now his father has made a statement, while speaking with news station Local 4 in Detroit over the weekend.
Jerry Heller’s Lawyer Says ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Led To His Death
Jerry Heller passed away on Friday at the age of 75, due to a car accident as a result of having what’s been described as “a medical emergency” while driving. (His attorney says the family believes it to be a heart attack.) The former manager of N.W.A. had been in the spotlight a lot more in the last year, after the success of 2015’s Straight Outta Compton film. However, he was not happy with the way he was portrayed, and had filed a $110 million lawsuit for defamation of character against the film’s producers, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the Estate of Eazy-E. It was dismissed over the summer, however, the judge did say Heller might have a point as it pertained to two scenes, but he had to prove the interaction with Cube didn’t happen and that it was written into the script with malice.
(Video) Former N.W.A Manager Jerry Heller Dies at 75
The former manager of the groundbreaking rap group N.W.A Jerry Heller died this morning at the age of 75 years old.
Jerry Heller Sides With Dr. Dre After Run-In With Police At His Home
On Monday, cops showed up at Dr. Dre’s house after a man claimed Dre had a gun. When they arrived, they handcuffed him on his own property, but released him once no weapon was found. (Since there wasn’t one, and the guy who reported it was a racist weirdo.) Despite not seeing eye to eye and currently having a lawsuit out over last year’s Straight Outta Compton movie, former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller spoke with paparazzi last night and sided with Dre. He feels the issue is clearly race, and that’s that. Agreed! Check out what he said below.
Most Of Jerry Heller’s Lawsuit Over ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Has Been Dismissed
Last fall, former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller filed a lawsuit against the producers of Straight Outta Compton, claiming that it was “filled with defamatory lies.” The $110 million defamation of character lawsuit also named Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the Estate of Eazy-E, but they can rest easy now that a judge has dismissed most of it. However…
