
Snoop Dogg is seeking to have a $100 million lawsuit against him and Death Row Records thrown out, citing the expiration of the statute of limitations.
The suit was filed by Lydia Harris, the ex-wife of Death Row co-founder Michael “Harry-O” Harris. She alleges that Snoop, Suge Knight, Interscope Records, Time Warner, and Universal Music Group failed to pay her a $107 million judgment awarded in 2005. Harris originally sued Knight and Death Row Records in 2002, claiming she invested $1.5 million to help launch the label in 1989 but never received her share of its profits.
Snoop’s legal team responded by accusing Harris of being a “bad faith litigant” who has engaged in a “pattern of harassment” in California, and has now taken her claims to Texas, where the latest suit was filed.
The court has yet to rule on Snoop’s motion to dismiss, and the other parties named in the lawsuit have not issued public statements.
Harris is seeking punitive damages, asset recovery, and a full accounting of Death Row’s financial records. She claims the defendants conspired to prevent her from receiving her rightful earnings.
Meanwhile, Suge Knight has also taken aim at Snoop Dogg, criticizing his leadership of Death Row Records since acquiring the label. In an interview with The Art of Dialogue, Knight questioned Snoop’s ownership and claimed the rapper has failed to live up to the label’s legacy.
“Snoop, you said I’m mad because you bought Death Row? What’d you buy? Show me the paperwork,” Knight said. “You going backwards. You tryna create something that Suge Knight created. But instead of going big, you’re disappointing the world by making everything flops.”