Jerry Heller’s estate couldn’t provide enough proof to sustain its lawsuit against Straight Outta Compton’s filmmakers. Several years ago, Jerry Heller, N.W.A’s original manager, filed a lawsuit against the makers of the film, Straight Outta Compton. Citing 29 […]
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The Complicated Legacy of Jerry Heller
by Paul Resnikoff Jerry Heller, portrayed by Paul Giamatti, defending the original members of N.W.A against police harassment in Straight Outta Compton. Like rap music itself, the legacy of one of its biggest promoters, Jerry Heller, […]