Afeni Shakur, the mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur, is reportedly being sued by film production company Morgan Creek for allegedly backing out of an agreement to sell Tupac's life rights to them for a film adaptation.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morgan Creek filed their suit against Afeni Wednesday (February 19) claiming that a written contract was in place for 2Pac's life rights but Afeni has refused to honour the agreement.Morgan Creek is seeking damages and other relief.Lawyers representing Afeni claim that a deal with Morgan Creek never existed."There is no agreement with Morgan Creek, there never was, and there never will be," said Afeni's lawyer, Skip Miller.Miller claims that Morgan’s lawsuit is an attempt to force Afeni to hand over her late son's life rights.He claims that Afeni and Amaru Entertainment, the company that handles 2Pac’s estate, had been in discussions with other film studios and Morgan Creek threatened to sabotage those negotiations with litigation."They have scared away Paramount, Fox and others, and we are going to sue them and recover millions (in damages)," Miller said.Morgan Creek representatives could not be reached for comment.Tupac Amaru Shakur was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. His murder still remains unsolved.
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