RIP Chris Lighty

Chris and ex-wife Veronica in happier times

Breaking sad news! Hip Hop Mogul, Chris Lighty committed suicide this morning. Word is he owed the IRS over $5 milli in taxes and ex-wife Veronica was also coming for his loot.

Per the NY Daily News:


Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty died Thursday morning after he shot himself during an argument with his ex-wife inside his Bronx apartment, sources told the Daily News.

Lighty, 44 — a longtime manager of 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Mariah Carey — put a gun to his head and fired after a spat with his former wife, Veronica, inside the South Riverdale apartment about 11:30 a.m., police sources said.

Law enforcement sources said Lighty — who divorced his wife last year — may have been dealing with financial struggles, including owing about $5 million to the IRS.
Lighty, founder of Violator Management, merged with another talent company to form Primary Violator around the time his divorce.



Peep tweets Chris sent out during his divorce...

Sad day in hip hop...RIP