Nipsey Hussle’s Family and Ex-GF Continue Custody Dispute Over The Late Rapper’s Daughter

It looks like Nipsey Hussle’s family and his ex-girlfriend Tanisha Foster are still in a legal battle over guardianship of his 15-year-old daughter Emani.

According to RadarOnline, Nipsey’s brother Sam agreed to mediate with Tanisha, with her covering 25% of the fees and him handling the rest.

Since Nipsey’s death in 2019, Tanisha and the family have been fighting for custody of Emani. In 2021, the family sought guardianship of Emani’s estate, aiming to manage and invest her money.

Last year, a judge granted Nipsey’s family co-guardianship over Emani’s $2 million+ inheritance.

“Petitioners, who are, respectively, Emani’s Paternal Uncle, Paternal Grandmother, and Paternal Aunt, were appointed Guardians of Emani’s person in this matter on October 15, 2019, and have had physical custody of Emani since [Nipsey’s] passing. Consistent with their fiduciary duty, Petitioners will manage Emani’s assets prudently and in Emani’s best interests until she reaches 18 years old,” the petition read.

The news comes after Tanisha asked for the guardianship to be terminated last year.

She said, “shortly after entering into the agreement,” the family used their “collective financial power and influence to disregard their priorities by controlling the desires of Emani and Tanisha by withholding financial assistance and reducing visitation.”

She claimed the co-guardians frequently “demonstrated a disdain for” her in “favor of Lauren London” and “such attitude may impact the ability of the [family] to carry out their fiduciary duties as guardian of the estate of Emani.”

She added, “There are no circumstances or events in my life that would disqualify me from regaining my exclusive role as Emani’s parent. There is no longer any need for guardianship. Emani routinely asks me when are she and I going to be able to live together. She longs to be with me as her mother. I am begging the court to terminate the existing guardianship.”