Editing Eazy-E (section)

==Personal life==
Wright had a son, Eric Darnell Wright (known as [[Lil Eazy-E]]), in 1984. He also had a daughter named Erin,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Gerrick D. |date=March 27, 2012 |title=Eazy-E's Daughter Pays Photo Tribute, Says Father Due More Respect |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/eazy-e-daughter-eb-photos-legacy.html |access-date=August 29, 2015 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> who changed her name to Ebie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamadeh |first=Yasmeen |date=December 28, 2024 |title=Eazy-E's Children: Meet the Late Rapper's Sons and Daughters (and Find Out How Many of Them Have Followed in His Musical Footsteps!) |url=https://people.com/all-about-eazy-e-children-8737061 |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> In October 2016, Ebie launched a crowd-funding campaign to produce a film called ''Ruthless Scandal: No More Lies'' to investigate her father's death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ambrosiaforheads.com/2016/10/eazy-e-aids-murder-controversy-documentary-video/ |title=Eazy E's daughter tries to crowd-fund to investigate father's death |author=Bandini |date=October 19, 2016 |website=ambrosiaforheads |access-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> It ended unsuccessfully in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1078195491/a-ruthless-scandal |title=A Ruthless Scandal |website=Kickstarter |date=December 14, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2019}}</ref>

In March 1991, Wright accepted an invitation to a lunch benefiting the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, hosted by then-U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Philips |first=Chuck |date=March 18, 1991 |title=Rap's Bad Boy to Get Lunch with the Prez |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-18-ca-376-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> A spokesman for the rapper said that Wright supported Bush because of his performance in the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 29, 1991|title=Do the Right-Wing Thing|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313775,00.html|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issue=59|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730175858/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313775,00.html|archive-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

In 1993, Wright regularly attended court in the prosecution of the officers involved in the [[beating of Rodney King]], often standing alongside Theodore J. Briseno, whom he had met through sharing the same lawyer.  Wright said, "The difference is that most people look at the video and say four white officers were responsible for the beating of this helpless, innocent black man. I say, 'Wrong.' Three white officers were responsible for beating Rodney King. The other officer (Theodore J. Briseno) happens to be Mexican-American, and he tried to stop them."  This caused controversy in the hip-hop community, with [[Willie D]] calling Wright a "sellout".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-06-ca-19744-story.html|last=Philips|first=Chuck|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 6, 1993|access-date=December 29, 2020|title=Rapper Takes Officer's Side : Trial: Controversial N.W.A. founder Eazy-E has stood by Theodore J. Briseno at the Rodney King trial. His actions have shocked some in the rap community.}}</ref>

Wright met Tomica Woods at a Los Angeles nightclub in 1991 and they married on March 14, 1995, twelve days before his death.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3494000085.html |title=Woods-Wright, Tomica |access-date=August 27, 2015 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref> They had a son named Dominick and a daughter named Daijah (born six months after Wright's death).<ref>{{Cite news |title=6 Months After AIDS Kills Rapper, His Baby Is Born |url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/9/28/19195368/6-months-after-aids-kills-rapper-his-baby-is-born |access-date=August 29, 2015 |work=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref> After Wright's death, ''Ruthless'' was taken over by his wife. According to [[Jerry Heller]], Wright had eleven children with eight women.<ref name="Soraya"/>

===Illness and death===
{{Quote box|width=25em|align=right|quote=Now, I'm in the biggest fight of my life and it ain't easy. But I want to say much love to those who have been down with me and thanks for all your support. Just remember: It's ''your'' real time and ''your'' real life.|source=--Statement from Eazy-E's camp on his behalf, March 16.{{sfn|Westhoff|2017|pp=278–279}} }}
On February 24, 1995, Wright was admitted to the [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles with a violent cough.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A Gangster Wake-Up Call |url=http://www.newsweek.com/gangster-wake-call-181568 |author=Staff |date=September 4, 1995 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |journal=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> He was diagnosed with [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rapper Eazy E hospitalized with AIDS |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/03/17/Rapper-Eazy-E-hospitalized-with-AIDS/3965795416400/ |date=March 17, 1995 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |newspaper=[[UPI]] |location=Los Angeles}}</ref> He announced his illness in a public statement on March 16. It is believed Wright contracted the infection from a sexual partner.<ref name="Chang" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Dr. Dre: A Biography|year=2006|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=0-313-33826-4|pages=99–100|author1=Borgmeyer, Jon|author2=Lang, Holly}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Talia|first=Pele|journal=Vibe|date=September 1995|volume=3 |issue=7|page=32|title=Vibe article}}</ref>
During the week of March 20, having already made amends with [[Ice Cube]], he drafted a final message to his fans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eazy-E's Last Words|url=http://www.eazy-e.com/eazy_e_last_words.php|access-date=December 2, 2014|archive-date=December 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227125232/http://www.eazy-e.com/eazy_e_last_words.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 26, Eazy-E died from HIV/AIDS, one month after his diagnosis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3iYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA178|title=News Flash: March 26, 1995|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=September 2003|access-date=December 16, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Soraya">{{cite web|author=Soraya Nadia McDonald|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/08/26/eazy-es-son-thinks-suge-knight-killed-his-father-by-infecting-him-with-hiv-heres-why-thats-highly-unlikely/|title=Eazy-E's son thinks Suge Knight killed his father by infecting him with HIV. Here's why that's highly unlikely.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 26, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref> He was 30 years old (most reports at the time said he was 31 due to the falsification of his date of birth by one year).<ref name="Put Gangsta Rap on Charts" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Kapsambelis|first=Niki|title=Gangsta rapper Eazy-E dies of AIDS|newspaper=[[Park City Daily News]]|date=March 27, 1995|page=39}}</ref> He was buried on April 7, at [[Rose Hills Memorial Park]] in [[Whittier, California]]. Over 3,000 people attended his funeral, including Jerry Heller and DJ Yella.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Frank B. |title=Thousands Flock to Funeral for Eazy-E : Music: Overflow crowd is drawn to 'gangsta' rap star's service. Eulogy notes his contributions but warns of danger of AIDS, which killed the rapper |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-08-me-52187-story.html |date=April 8, 1995 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web  |date=2021-07-29 |title=DJ Yella Says N.W.A Never Discussed Eazy-E's Controversial Death: 'Not One Time' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.63544/title.dj-yella-says-n-w-a-never-discussed-eazy-es-controversial-death-not-one-time |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref> He was buried in a gold casket, and was dressed in a flannel shirt, jeans, and his Compton hat.