Rap mogul Suge Knight could lose control of Death Row Records after skipping a court-ordered appearance at a hearing about his assets Saturday in L.A.
Knight has missed several hearings in a legal battle since he lost a $107 million judgment last year to Lydia Harris. Her former husband, Michael Harris, an imprisoned drug dealer, says he put up $1.5 million to help start the label. (Knight denies that claim.)
A judge last month ordered Death Row into receivership, which hinged on Knight’s appearance at Saturday’s hearing. A court-appointed “receiver” would take control of all assets of Death Row Records, including a music library containing the records of artists such as Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, said Steve Goldberg, attorney for Michael Harris.
“[Suge’s] had his last chance as far as we’re concerned,” Goldberg said.
