This past August, Straight Outta Compton hit theaters and surprised everybody. Not only was the movie controversial but now they are facing lawsuits against accuracy.
Deadline reported that former manager of the rap group, Gerald Heller, is suing NBCUniversal, director F. Gary Gray, Legendary Pictures, the screenwriters of Straight Outta Compton as well as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, the estate of Eazy-E and the rest of the infamous gangsta rap group.
Heller is suing for a breach of contract, copyright infringement and defamation. He is seeking $110 million in damages.
“The insidiousness of Defendants’ behavior is underscored by the fact that the Film may well become the largest globally grossing music-story based film ever… The larger the success of the film, the greater the damages to Plaintiff, who has been and continues to be defamed, ridiculed, and robbed of his personal and financial rights to the extent that the intentional and egregious behavior of Defendants demands the imposing of punitive damages,” The filing for Heller’s case said.
The movie itself spends a lot of time showing the relationship between the rapper and manager. Heller is portrayed as a ruthless businessman who is only interested in himself and not at all about the rappers in the group.