Rattle Radio: Man Named Tupac Shakur Was Accused of Unemployment Prank

Rattle Radio News: Man Named, Tupac Shakur, Was Accused of Unemployment Prank. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear accused a man of stealing late rapper Tupac Shakur's identity to file an unemployment claim.

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Man Named, Tupac Shakur, Was Accused of Unemployment Prank. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear accused a man of stealing late rapper Tupac Shakur's identity to file an unemployment claim. We had somebody apply for unemployment for Tupac Shakur here in Kentucky, using somebody else's identity is going to make tens of thousands potentially of other people wait, Andy Beshear, via news conference. It turns out Shakur is a cook who is unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 46-year-old also answers to his middle name, Malik. In a later press conference, the governor admitted to his mistake, adding that he personally called Shakur. I talked to him on the phone today, and I apologized. I told him how it happened, but I owned it. It's my fault, Andy Beshear, via news conference. Shakur tells the 'Lexington Herald-Leader' that he accepts Beshear's apology and "mistakes happen.". That has not stopped Twitter users from having a field day with the mixup. Peak 2020 is the governor of Kentucky apologizing to Tupac Shakur after accusing him of unemployment fraud, Twitter user. Took a pandemic for Tupac to come out of hiding, Twitter user