Tupac’s Father Billy Garland Displeased With Hulu’s ‘Dear Mama’ Docuseries

FILE – In this Aug. 15, 1996, file photo, rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles. The director behind FX’s acclaimed “People vs. O.J. Simpson” miniseries is set to tackle another true crime drama, this one based on the unsolved deaths of Shakur and fellow rapper Biggie Smalls. The Hollywood Reporter reported Nov. 10, 2016, that USA Network has ordered a pilot for “Unsolved,” which will be directed by Anthony Hemingway. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Tupac’s biological father has spoken out about his disdain for the Allen Hughes directed ‘Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur’ docuseries.

In a sit-down interview, Billy Garland revealed that he initially denied wanting to sit down to speak with Allen Hughes in an interview about 2Pac, but was persuaded by him, even though he didn’t know the actual footage would be used for ‘Dear Mama.’

We did an interview for about two hours,

Garland said.

After I saw the interview in the documentary, I was slightly disappointed, let’s just say that. I didn’t like it. It was more about something else, than about 2Pac, if you know what I’m saying. If I knew it was about ‘Dear Mama,’ I might’ve still did it, but I probably wouldn’t have. Not for nothing.

Billy Garland then defended 2Pac against Allen Hughes calling him a