Tupac Shakur shooting confession is a lie, says lawyer

Gangster James 'Jimmy Henchman' Rosemond's lawyer has denounced one man's claims that he was paid to rob Tupac Shakur at Quad Studios in New York City in November 1994.

Isaac has apparently confessed to shooting Shakur, issuing an apology to Shakur's family on the eve of the rapper's 40th birthday. He went on to state that he was paid by Rosemond to rob the late rapper.

However, Rosemond's lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman has denied the charges, telling the New York Daily News that the story is "a flat-out lie".

"Dexter Isaac is not claiming this 17 years later to clear his conscience," said Lichtman. "He's doing it because he's told anybody who will listen he doesn't want to die in prison. He has kids and wants to work off his sentence. He can't be trusted."

Isaac stated that he decided to confess to the shooting following an accusation by Rosemond of being a government informant.

Shakur was reported to have been seen alive and well in New Zealand earlier this month. The news story eventually turned out to be fake.