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Rapper Ice Cube sued for defamation

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Rapper Ice Cube is being sued by Former N.W.A manager Jerry Heller for 'defaming' him and 'ripping him off' with the 'Straight Outta Compton' script.

Heller had filed a 110 million dollar defamation lawsuit against him and Dr. Dre, among other producers, and director F. Gary Gray, TMZ.com reports.

In his law suit, the 75-year-old businessman claimed that he was portrayed as the "bad guy" who is "solely responsible for the demise of N.W.A and a sleazy manager who took advantage of Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and Cube.

Actor Paul Giamatti had portrayed Heller in the 2015 biographical drama film.

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First Published: Oct 31 2015 | 4:18 PM IST

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