Pop icon Madonna attempted to stop an upcoming auction of the late rapper Tupac Shakur's personal items. One of the items, was a prison break-up letter from Shakur to Madonna, and a note where Madonna called singer Whitney Houston and actress Sharon Stone "horribly mediocre." These items were consigned to auction by Darlene Lutz. Previously, Madonna described her in court documents as a former friend and art consultant, who she said had "betrayed my trust in an outrageous effort to obtain my possessions without my knowledge or consent."