{"id":2120138,"date":"2026-08-31T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120138"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:00:36","slug":"aaliyah-family-war-erupts-with-singers-uncle-blaming-her-cousin-for-fatal-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120138","title":{"rendered":"Aaliyah: Family War Erupts With Singer\u2019s Uncle Blaming Her Cousin For Fatal Plane Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f8\/16by9\/2026\/08\/28\/f88849050d1148f2ac555db06bdd17f9_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Aaliyah: Family War Erupts With Singer\u2019s Uncle Blaming Her Cousin For Fatal Plane Crash<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Aaliyah<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Uncle Blames Singer\u2019s Cousin<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">For Tragic Fatal Plane Crash<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T01:00:36-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 31, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:00 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-cd1eade5d4ac4a4e66461793e8155eec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260828_f88849050d1148f2ac555db06bdd17f9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:69e92b14-5398-49d7-bdce-4626c163b442\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f8\/4by3\/2026\/08\/28\/f88849050d1148f2ac555db06bdd17f9_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-aaliyah-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-01bb175d3e1b6cabae14cf964fb4e2e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/aaliyah\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Aaliyah<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s uncle claims his son is partly to blame for the late singer&#8217;s death &#8230; lobbing the bombshell allegation as the two fight over money in court.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7c3bce76e837b810d043e63970eb58ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TMZ obtained a lawsuit filed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jomo-hankerson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jomo Hankerson<\/strong><\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/barry-hankerson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Barry Hankerson<\/strong><\/a> and his record label Blackground Records. Barry is Aaliyah&#8217;s uncle and longtime manager. Jomo is Barry&#8217;s son and Aaliyah&#8217;s cousin.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a1a7b2268d682c69c23c0ab5660b7113\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the docs, Barry claims Aaliyah&#8217;s cousin was paid to coordinate travel for her music video shoot in the Bahamas &#8230; referring to the fateful August 2001 trip where she died in a plane crash.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-32e01f25bd0874b8af3ca038f8c9a550\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260828_5f4bdbface0a497f9889d526eb6b641b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:69e92b14-5398-49d7-bdce-4626c163b442\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5f\/4by3\/2026\/08\/28\/5f4bdbface0a497f9889d526eb6b641b_md.jpg\" alt=\"Aaliyah getty sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c2d35115f77efdc9fd570b3783e78b9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Aaliyah&#8217;s uncle says his son &#8220;failed in his responsibility&#8221; to handle travel plans &#8230; and she instead took a private jet that crashed and killed everyone onboard.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-531f3a35b51602eab95839ae2fae8034\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Barry says the fatal crash &#8220;may have been avoided had [Jomo] followed through on his compensated task of travel coordination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-010651c239c22a07d61db175c6ec896c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Aaliyah&#8217;s uncle said his relationship with his son was never the same after Aaliyah&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bc913daba1f22300c7f845b46807bae0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-8e914912-6db9-4d74-82ae-1470fcd2e20c\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2019\/12\/05\/remembering-aaliyah\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:8e914912-6db9-4d74-82ae-1470fcd2e20c\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:69e92b14-5398-49d7-bdce-4626c163b442\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2e\/4by3\/2026\/08\/25\/2eda77d0d9704ef79b5d641a2172b8fe_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Aaliyah\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Aaliyah<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Shutterstock\/Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3cac1a632c4569fd5beb4b80e406fefe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Blame game aside, the rest of the family war is pretty interesting too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-201fe9ba088d40981a59a1db1866da7f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jomo claims his dad breached a settlement over music rights \u2026 specifically, recording masters and music publishing copyrights for Aaliyah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/toni-braxton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Toni Braxton<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dmx\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>DMX<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/timbaland\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Timbaland<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-24fea2315a48e3b22b712752aff6de76\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jomo says he is owed 12% of the money Barry made from the music assets per a settlement deal &#8230; but claims his dad used the record label to hide money and &#8220;manufacture expenses that have nothing to do with the music assets, all for the purpose of pressuring [him] into accepting less than what he is owed.&#8221; Jomo is seeking over $1.2 million in damages.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f05b514eed91ab490b30ab085dbaf674\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Barry denied all allegations of wrongdoing in the suit, claiming the settlement in question is not valid because it was executed under fraud.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cf00f6938824ac254bbe4528b31582af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Barry also claimed his son once threatened to release unreleased Aaliyah music if his financial demands were not met.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-65bbe9bc011adb1ad5fe19c520c25048\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jomo has also denied all claims of wrongdoing. The case is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/31\/aaliyah-uncle-and-cousin-court-battle-over-music-rights\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:69e92b14-5398-49d7-bdce-4626c163b442\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/31\/aaliyah-uncle-and-cousin-court-battle-over-music-rights\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:69e92b14-5398-49d7-bdce-4626c163b442\" 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