Aaliyah: Family War Erupts With Singer’s Uncle Blaming Her Cousin For Fatal Plane Crash
TMZ obtained a lawsuit filed by Jomo Hankerson against Barry Hankerson and his record label Blackground Records. Barry is Aaliyah's uncle and longtime manager. Jomo is Barry's son and Aaliyah's cousin.
In the docs, Barry claims Aaliyah's cousin was paid to coordinate travel for her music video shoot in the Bahamas ... referring to the fateful August 2001 trip where she died in a plane crash.
Barry says the fatal crash "may have been avoided had [Jomo] followed through on his compensated task of travel coordination."
Aaliyah's uncle said his relationship with his son was never the same after Aaliyah's death.
Launch Gallery Remembering Aaliyah Launch Gallery Gallery Shutterstock/Getty Blame game aside, the rest of the family war is pretty interesting too.
Barry denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the suit, claiming the settlement in question is not valid because it was executed under fraud.
Barry also claimed his son once threatened to release unreleased Aaliyah music if his financial demands were not met.
Jomo has also denied all claims of wrongdoing. The case is ongoing.
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