Suge Knight, former CEO of Death Row Records, has filed a lawsuit claiming that his former artist Dr. Dre hired a hitman to kill him.
The dispute stems from a lifetime management deal Dre signed, entitling Suge to 30% of all Dre’s entertainment earnings. This includes the Beats deal. Suge’s suit claims that to resolve this, Dre hired a hitman to assassinate him at the 2014 BET Awards. Suge was shot seven times at the show, but recovered. Suge is suing for $300 million, roughly a third of what Dre made when he sold Beats to Apple.
Suge is currently in prison awaiting trial for the hit-and-run murder of Terry Carter, which occurred on a promotional shoot for the movie Straight Outta Compton. Dre denies all claims.
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