The claim that Diddy may have had some involvement in the late rapper’s murder has obviously unsettled Tupac’s family, who are now looking into it with a new legal team in an effort to find out the truth and take appropriate legal action if they discover any evidence of it. TMZ has discovered information at Tupac’s relativesDefend Diddy’s Claim Through Legal Action Should Evidence Surface.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us members of Tupac’s still-living relatives have retained attorneys Alex Spiro and Christopher Clore — as well as a team of investigators — to look into Keefe D’s resurfaced allegation that Diddy offered to pay him and his crew money to take Pac out in the ’90s.
You’ll recall … this claim — which, thus far, is unsubstantiated — came to light anew last week when prosecutors in Keefe D’s murder case included an old transcript from an interview he did in ’09, where he alleged Diddy was willing to pay up to $1 million for a hit on Tupac at Tupac’s Family MembersLawyer Up Over Diddy Claim …Plan Legal Action If Evidence Arises.
Diddy was never charged over that claim, and we’ve even heard cops in Vegas never took Keefe’s claim to be legit — however, Tupac’s family clearly wants this vetted thoroughly at Tupac’s Family MembersLawyer Up Over Diddy Claim …Plan Legal Action If Evidence Arises.
We’re told the family feels there might be something to this claim, and with the legal team they’ve brought on — they’re hoping to dig up any potential evidence that exists to corroborate it … as Spiro and Clore plan to run down any and all leads they can find at Tupac’s Family MembersLawyer Up Over Diddy Claim …Plan Legal Action If Evidence Arises.
Our sources say the Diddy allegation will be the main focus of this private investigation — and we’re told the team is confident they’ll surface potential evidence, including more legal docs at Tupac’s Family MembersLawyer Up Over Diddy Claim …Plan Legal Action If Evidence Arises.
If they do … we’re told any material that implicates Diddy in alleged wrongdoing will be passed on to the proper authorities to be looked into for possible criminal charges — and we should say, there’s no statute of limitations on murder at Tupac’s Family MembersLawyer Up Over Diddy Claim …Plan Legal Action If Evidence Arises.
If nothing comes about on the criminal front … we’re told Tupac’s family would potentially look into filing a wrongful death suit — again, assuming they uncover evidence to do so.
Worth noting … Diddy has explicitly denied any involvement in Tupac’s murder a handful of times over the years — and he’s never been arrested as it pertains to this years-old rumor. Nonetheless … Tupac’s family wants to clear the air on this once and for all at Tupac’s Family MembersLawyer Up Over Diddy Claim …Plan Legal Action If Evidence Arises.
One last thing … Spiro has a history of working on cold cases like this — including the Robert Durst case and the “Tiger King” case — so he’s coming into this fairly seasoned. Time will tell what comes of it at Tupac’s Family MembersLawyer Up Over Diddy Claim …Plan Legal Action If Evidence Arises.