Los Angeles Dec 18 (IANS) Rapper Jay-Z has received a death threat from a gunman George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is threatening to "beat Jay-Z" and feed him to "an alligator" after claiming that a production team of the upcoming Trayvon Martin documentary -- produced by Jay-Z -- "harassed" his family reports aceshowbiz.com.
Zimmerman who gunned down 17-year-old Martin in February 2012 said he has a score to settle with Jay-Z whose real name is Shawn Carter since the rapper s production team began filming a new documentary on the case.
He said the film crew made unannounced visits to the homes of his parents and an uncle in Florida noting Jay-Z and executive producer Michael Gasparro indirectly "harassed" his family.
"I know how to handle people who f**k with me. I have since February 2012 " Zimmerman told web portal The Blast.
He added that "anyone who f***s with my parents will be fed to an alligator."
Jay-Z is producing a six-part documentary called "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story" which is based on attorney Lisa Bloom s book "Suspicion Nation".
The project will chronicle the very short life of Martin his fatal shooting on February 26 2012 and Zimmerman s acquittal the following year.
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