Aaliyah’s Uncle Makes Bombshell Claim About Her Fatal Plane Crash
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, has filed a lawsuit blaming his son, Jomo Hankerson, for failing to coordinate the late singer's travel plans, which allegedly led to the fatal plane crash in 2001.
- The crash, which killed Aaliyah and eight others, was linked to an overloaded aircraft and a pilot reportedly intoxicated and unqualified to fly.
- The lawsuit also involves a financial dispute over music assets, with Jomo seeking $1.2 million from Barry related to earnings from Aaliyah's masters and other artists' catalogs.
- Barry claims his relationship with Jomo deteriorated after the crash and accuses Jomo of threatening to release unseen Aaliyah material amid the dispute.
- Both parties deny wrongdoing, and the legal case remains ongoing, with no public comments yet from their representatives.
