Aaliyah’s Uncle Blames His Son for Fatal 2001 Plane Crash in New Lawsuit

The patriarch denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the lawsuit, arguing that the settlement at the center of their legal battle was invalid because it was executed under fraud.
After the 2001 crash, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the total weight of the two-engine aircraft—which nosedived in a marsh shortly after takeoff—on the flight from the Bahamas to Opa-Loka, Florida, “substantially exceeded” its maximum limit, according to the factual report published during the investigation. The doc also noted that the “commercial-rated pilot” was “not approved to act as a pilot-in-command in the accident.”
Barry’s filing was in response to Jomo’s lawsuit, in which he was accused of violating a deal with recording masters and music publishing rights for the music of Aaliyah and Barry’s other former clients Toni Braxton, DMX and Timbaland.