Nipsey Hussle’s estate and Crips LLC reach accord over ‘The Marathon Continues’ statement
The estate of late rapper Nipsey Hussle and the Crips gang have come to a legal agreement over use of the phrase ‘The Marathon Continues.’
Samiel Asghedom, the brother of the late rapper, told L.A. County court on Thursday that the rapper’s estate had come to an accord with Crips LLC in the legal dispute, which arose last October, TMZ reported.
Hussle’s estate last October said in legal docs that the Crips org filed a trademark for the phrase – which the family already owned the trademarks to.
The latest: The estate of late rapper Nipsey Hussle and the Crips gang have come to a legal agreement over use of the phrase ‘The Marathon Continues’
The estate said the claim came less than two months after Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot at the age of 33 on March 31, 2019 outside his South Los Angeles store retail location, Marathon Clothing Store.
The estate had asked Crips LLC for damages and a court order to cease them from selling merchandise with the phrase, and destroy the rest of it.
The sides are working out the details of the newfound pact and anticipate submitting paperwork to the court soon.
The Grammy-winning rap artist was honored in an April 11, 2019 memorial at the Staples Center which was attended by 21,000 people including Beyonce and Jay-Z.
Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot at the age of 33 on March 31, 2019 outside his South Los Angeles store retail location, Marathon Clothing Store
Accused: The man accused of gunning down the rapper, Eric R. Holder Jr., has pleaded not guilty in the shooting
The man accused of gunning down the rapper, Eric R. Holder Jr., has pleaded not guilty in the shooting.
On Thursday, appearing in a Los Angeles court, he asked the court to reduce his $6.5 million bail, with public defender Lowynn Young saying his criminal record before the shooting was ‘insignificant’ and that he does ‘not pose a risk of harm to the public.’
‘Even a reduction of bail down to $4 million should satisfy any concerns by the court and the District Attorney,’ the public defender said, according to the New York Daily News.