โAll Eyez on Meโ sued for stealing script from journalist. #FACTS JUNE 23, 2017. He saw no changes.
The new biopic about one of the most iconic rappers of all time was actually plagiarized from a series of Vibe Magazine articles and should be pulled from theaters, the writer declared this week.
Kevin Powell, who had interviewed Tupac Shakur for Vibe Magazine on numerous occasions during the 90s, claims the producers used his "intense" moments with the rapper to write the script without his permission. "After viewing the movie twice in the past few days, it is clear that my exclusive Vibe cover stories on Tupac Shakur (when he was alive), were lifted, without proper credit or compensation of any kind to me,"Powell said in a statment on Friday. "All Eyez on Me" producer L.T. Hutton said he looked at all of Tupac's interviews while making the film, and Powell points out specific examples from the script that appear directly inspired by his articles.
Powell believes the character Nigel in the film is based on a real person named Haitian Jack, whom he described in his articles. In one scene, Pac speaks to a journalist while behind bars โ just like he did with Powell while the writer worked for Vibe,ย TMZ reports.
It is unclear if Powell is after a specific amount from producers, but he's asking a judge to immediately stop the film from playing in theaters and to allow him a slice of the profits it has already made โ "All Eyez on Me" has grossed about $31 million since its release on June 16. #entertainmentninfo #NINFONETWORK #2PAC #TUPAC #TUPACSHAKUR #VIBE #ET #HOLLYWOOD #GAWKER #USWEEKLY #BET #RAPPER #KEVINPOWELL #ALLEYEZONME #HAITIANJACK #LTHUTTON #TMZ #JIMMYHENCHMAN #BIGGIE #BIGGIESMALLS #JADAPINKETT #LATIMES #LOSANGELES #DEATHROWRECORDS #BADBOYRECORD #PDIDDY #SUGEKNIGHT #SOUTHCENTRAL #TBT
