Overview
- G-Unit Books is suing Shaniqua Tompkins for $1 million, alleging she breached an exclusive 2007 life-rights agreement and diminished the value of those rights through public statements.
- In a sworn filing, Tompkins says she signed under extreme duress after an encounter in a Las Vegas hotel where the late manager Chris Lighty allegedly warned of severe consequences if she refused.
- She claims she was shown only the signature page, lacked legal counsel, and was financially dependent at the time, saying she had been a stay-at-home mother after leaving a house-flipping business.
- Tompkins asserts the $80,000 promised under the agreement was never fully paid, saying she received $35,000 and that $5,000 was diverted to a lawyer she did not hire, which she argues undercuts enforceability.
- Court records reflect active litigation with no ruling reported, including a December 2025 move by G-Unit Books for a default judgment before Tompkins’ affidavit was filed into the record.