Thursday, March 28, 2024

Nipsey Hussle: Slain Rapper’s Sister Seeks Guardianship of His Daughter

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ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 25: Rapper Nipsey Hussle attends his “Victory Lap” CD Signing at DTLR on February 25, 2018 in Decatur, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

*Following reports that Nipsey Hussle’s sister Samantha Smith is planning to seek has guardianship of the rapper’s eldest daughter, comes word that she could be facing a battle with the child’s mother.

According to documents obtained by The Blast, Hussle and his ex-girlfriend Tanisha Foster share joint custody of their daughter Emani Asghedom. The child spends the week with her mother while Nipsey would have her on the weekends. Smith claims her brother was Emani’s primary caregiver because Foster is unable to properly care for her child, and this is why Smith is seeking custody following Hussle’s murder.

On Tuesday, Smith filed a petition for legal custody of her niece. The docs state she lived with her brother and his ex for the first half of the little girl’s life and “assisted” with care for the child on a “consistent” basis, New York Daily News reports.

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“Emani now requires a legal guardian. Her father is gone,” Smith’s filing in Los Angeles County probate court states.

“Petitioner and the rest of Emani’s paternal family want to ensure the continued stability for Emani and ensure that she will be able to maintain her current and ongoing relationship with (her) paternal family members with whom she is close and upon whom she has always relied,” the petition states.

Smith said guardianship is “necessary” to “ensure” Emani “can continue to live with family members with whom she has always had close ties.”

Foster has reportedly not filed in opposition to Smith… yet. If granted full custody, she would have a legal right to collect money from Nipsey’s estate, Complex reports.

Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot outside his South Los Angeles clothing store on March 31. The alleged shooter, Eric Holder, has been charged with his murder and the attempted murders of two men who were injured in the attack. He has pleaded not guilty.

 

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