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Jerry Heller, who co-founded Ruthless Records with Eazy-E, died Friday, September 2, after suffering a heart attack while driving in Thousand Oaks, California. His vehicle struck the back of a mini-van and he was taken to Los Robles Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Depending on who you talk to, Heller, was either a great guy or a villainous record executive that took advantage of artists, namely N.W.A.
In October 2015, Heller filed a $110 million lawsuit against almost everyone associated with the movie "Straight Outta Compton," including Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E's widow Tomica Woods-Wright, director F. Gary Gray, the film's screenwriters and NBC-Universal.
He claimed that he was falsely portrayed in the film as a "bad guy" and "a sleazy manager who took advantage of Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube."
Heller's lawyer, Mickey Shapiro, says the bad publicity took a toll on the 75-year old's health and contributed to his death.
TMZ caught up with Eazy's daughter E.B. Wright recently to get her thoughts on Shapiro's comments, Heller's passing and his legacy.
"I don't feel [Straight Outta Compton] was 100% true. And I stand behind Jerry Heller to the fullest," E.B. said. "He was like a second father to my dad. So, I'm going to call him a second grandfather to me. I'm very sad about his passing. I'm just hoping to continue on my father's legacy and Jerry's and get out the truth."
E.B. feels like Jerry never got the credit he deserved as a businessman.
"I know people seen the movie and they feel like he ripped everybody off and he was evil. But honestly, how I feel is he's equivalent to what Jimmy Iovine is to Dr. Dre today," she continued. "I think that back then they didn't understand that. I'm riding with Jerry until I die."
Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., who portrayed his father in "Straight Outta Compton" had a different view of Heller. Check out what he had to say below.
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