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Snoop Dogg has provided a generous donation of $10,000 (£7,800) to support a 93-year-old South Carolina great-grandmother, Josephine Wright, in her legal battle to protect her family’s land on Hilton Head Island.
Josephine Wright initiated a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for her legal fight against land developers. Her family has resided on the property on Hilton Head Island since the Civil War. A company called Bailey Point Investment LLC sued Josephine, claiming that some structures on her land were situated on their property. The company intends to construct 147 new homes on the land where Josephine resides.
Josephine reportedly rejected a $30,000 (£23,400) offer from Bailey Point Investment LLC to purchase her land and subsequently filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing them of harassment and intimidation.
Snoop Dogg explained his decision to assist Josephine in a statement to CNN, stating, “I did it because I wanted to. She reminds me of both my mother and grandmother.”
Josephine filed her countersuit against Bailey Point Investment LLC, alleging that the company had been employing a range of intimidation tactics, harassment, trespassing, and litigation to pressure her into selling her property.
Josephine’s story has garnered support from various well-known individuals, including Tyler Perry, who publicly expressed his support for the great-grandmother. Tyler Perry took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the situation and offered his assistance to Josephine in her fight.
Podcast host and writer Whitney Alese also used Twitter to draw attention to Josephine’s plight. She highlighted that Josephine’s family has owned the land “since the end of slavery” and emphasized the property’s deep-rooted family history, serving as a gathering place for multiple generations.
Josephine and her family have raised $279,217 (£218,127) toward their goal of $350,000 (£270,000) to support her legal battle. Josephine has described the court case as “frivolous” and highlighted that the town had granted the investment company permission to build on a separate parcel of land, not her property.
The investment company’s attempt to purchase Josephine’s land has been the catalyst for the legal dispute, as her family has held the property and the surrounding land since 1861, dating back to the start of the Civil War.
