The articles in question used fictional characters and re-worked narratives that are original to the articles, and Powell claims that he saw those narratives and characters onscreen.
Journalist Kevin Powell is suing All Eyez on Me for copyright infringement.
Powell owns the copyright to his interviews and claims that the movie uses “content and narrative” that was “exclusive” to his writings.
Powell claims that the producers and screenwriters of the biopic lifted the stories from those interviews and used them in the film without Powell’s consent.