Lil Kim Upset with "Notorious" Portrayal

I can’t say that I’m all that surprised by this; when you tell the story of a man involved in his fair share of controversy, your version is sure to conflict with that of at least one person among his surviving friends and family. I take no sides in this dispute—I haven’t seen the movie, and more importantly I wasn’t on hand to witness the events firsthand to know whether the film’s depiction is accurate—but I find Voletta Wallace and Wayne Barrow’s responses laughable. The fact that B.I.G. is the topic of the movie doesn’t absolve the people behind it from telling the truth regarding all people and events included in the telling of his story.

In a statement, she said: "The film studio and producers involved were more concerned about painting me as a 'character' to create a more interesting story line instead of a person with talent, self-respect and who was able to achieve her own career success through hard work."

She added: "Even though my relationship with Big was at times very difficult and complicated (as with most relationships we have all experienced at one time or another), it was also genuine and built on great admiration and love for each other. Regardless of the many lies in the movie and false portrayal of me to help carry a story line through, I will still continue to carry his legacy through my hard work and music."

The AP article can be found here.