Big Pun Lawsuit: Widow Liza Rios Suing Fat Joe For More Than $1 Million

Big Pun's widow, Liza Rios, just tossed some bulky accusations at Fat Joe.

According to Rios, Joe and Pun made a deal to split the money from Pun's songs, which included the hits "I'm Not a Player," "Still Not a Player" and "It's So Hard."

TMZ reports Rios' claims that Joe has not honored this agreement since 2005 - the last time Rios received any royalties.

Pun died from a heart attack in 2000.

Five years ago, Rios claimed the lack of royalty money in her hands forced her family into a homeless shelter. Joe responded to her statements during an interview with Hot 97 (via AllHipHop).

"She steps to me and says, 'Joe, we're broke. We got no money,'" Joe said. "I said, 'Well listen, People are not going to be sorry for you, because you're Big Pun's wife forever. I'm gonna get you some money. Now what do you do?'"

The Terror Squad leader also accused Rios of making her kids believe he was not giving their family the money they deserved.

Then, there's the thorny issue of Rios' claims that Pun used to physically assault her. Joe was obviously upset at these allegations, and wondered why Rios would tarnish Pun's legacy when she's attempting to recoup royalties from album sales.

At least Joe has proved he can settle a dispute. This summer, he put a longstanding feud with former Terror Squad member Remy Ma to rest.

"She called me up and we made peace," he said in an interview with XXL. "It was cool with me. I never had a problem. I never hated Remy. I mean, my feelings was hurt with whatever transpired between us. I never hated her. I wished her the best. I'm still rooting for her right now."

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