In a lawsuit filed this week, incarcerated former music mogul Suge Knight says he had a lifetime management deal with Dr. Dre, which entitled him to a 30 percent cut of Dre’s entertainment earnings. When Beats came along, Knight alleges Dre tried to cut him out, in part because Apple – which bought Beats from Dre – didn’t want its brand associated with Knight.
According to the lawsuit, Dre’s solution was to hire a hit man to kill Knight at 1 OAK during the 2014 VMAs weekend. Knight was shot 7 times in the abdomen but recovered.
The suit claims the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. questioned a man named T-Money about the shooting, and he told investigators he was paid by Dre to kill Knight – who says that despite 37 cameras in 1 OAK, no arrests were made.
Knight is suing Dre, Apple, Universal and Tam’s for unspecified damages – including 30 percent of Dre’s take from the sale of Dre’s Beats brand to Apple. The sale was said to be a $1B payday for Dre.
Sources: TMZ.com, RadarOnline.com, Essence.com, CNN.com
