Q&A: Why 'Dear Mama' director took on Tupac despite attack

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Allen Hughes, who was assaulted by Tupac in 1993 and is now directing a 'Dear Mama' docuseries about the rap icon, talks about the incident.

April 21, 2023 GMTThis combination of photos shows Afeni Shakur in New York, Oct. 23, 2003, left, and rapper Tupac Shakur at a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996. A new five-part docuseries, “Dear Mama,” which explores how the mother-son duo of Tupac and Afeni Shakur shaped American history, premieres Friday on FX. This combination of photos shows Afeni Shakur in New York, Oct.

LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Allen Hughes thought participating in any Tupac Shakur project was a farfetched idea especially after surviving a brutal altercation involving him and the rap legend three decades ago. For years, Hughes firmly held a grudge even after a public apology from Shakur — who along with nearly a dozen gang members in 1993 physically attacked the filmmaker for firing the rapper from the cult classic “Menace II Society.” He along with his brother Albert Hughes had previously directed Shakur’s “Brenda’s Got a Baby” music video in 1990s. After the dispute, Shakur was convicted and served about two weeks in jail.

It took Hughes some time, but he finally stopped holding onto his deep-seated resentment a few years ago when Shakur’s estate approached him to direct a documentary called “Dear Mama,” which

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