Aug
05
2008
50 Cent is saying that the reason for his split with actress Vivica A. Fox had to do with her hogging the limelight at the 2003 World Music Awards. He told Sister 2 Sister that he invited her to be her date and she begged to be part of the show. “She asked me would I mind if she did something on the show, and I said no. I got on the phone and I told people that was around me to make her able to present awards or do something. They made her the host.
It turned into a business opportunity and it wasn’t beneficial for me, so I moved away from it.” He adds, “There was not a lot of action between me and Vivica at that point.” Source
So basically she stole the show and didn’t let him rat a tat tat dat ass so she was out. Kewl, got it.
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Jul
28
2008
50 Cent, nee Curtis Jackson, is in the news again for yet another lawsuit. He filed a suit Wednesday (July 23, 2008) against Taco Bell claiming they used his likeness in a ad campaign without his permission or paying him.
“Without seeking or obtaining
Jackson’s authorization, defendant Taco Bell made him the star and focus of its nationwide advertising campaign by using his name, persona and trademark to promote Taco Bell’s business and products,” court papers said.Taco
Bell challenged him to “79 Cent,” “89 Cent” or “99 Cent” to promote their “79-89-99 Cent Why Pay More” campaign. 50 received a letter from Taco Bell President and CEO Greg Creed saying, “We know that you adopted the name 50 Cent years ago as a metaphor for change. We at Taco Bell are also huge advocates for change… We encourage you to ‘Think Outside the Bun’ and hope you accept our offer.” He’s suing them for $4 million. SourceI understand why he’s doing it but I’m just so sick of these sue-happy celebs.
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Jul
21
2008
50 will be allowed to keep his lawyer Brett Kimmel. Shaniqua, 50’s ex and mother of his son Marquis, was attempting to get Kimmel thrown off the case claiming conflict of interest because she tried to hire him to represent her in an earlier child support case against 50. Kimmel argued that since he didn’t actually represent her he never had a client-attorney relationship with her and that the two cases are unrelated anyway.
After this most recent victory 50 cent has vowed to attempt to gain full custody of his son. He said, “I’m going to try and get him when I go to court on the 17th,” he [said]. “I’ll see if I can get him.” Source
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Jul
15
2008
Things seem to be getting nastier and nastier between rapper 50 Cent and his ex-girlfriend and mother of hi son, Shaniqua Tompkins. According to Allhiphop.com she’s suing him for damages related to the fire that destroyed the Long Island home she was staying in with their son.
“There wasn’t a written contract but an expressed oral agreement, which is recognized in the New York courts,” Catsandonis told The Hudson Reporter. “They decided years ago that she was going to be the domestic partner, and she was going to provide the domestic services while he devoted all his time to becoming a hip-hop artist. Whatever profits he was able to achieve would be divided equally, and he had promised her and their son that they could live in the house. He breached that contract.” Her attorney plans to argue that their relationship can be viewed as a common-law marriage. He plans to set a precedent case in New York for future parties who have legal disputes in these arrangements. “We are moving into the modern era where people are not getting married anymore but are common law husband and wife,” said Catsandonis.
In addition to this lawsuit, Tompkins has a restraining order against 50 that limits his visitation with his son. In turn, 50 is countering her lawsuit with a defamation suit and is suing for visitation rights. Source
What’s sad is that they’re spending all of their energy slinging mud (and gasoline at for that matter) at each other when they should be spending it raising their son.
Jun
13
2008
A judged ruled in favor of 50 cent ordering he ex-grlfriend to pay $4,500 in unpaid rent on the home she was living in that just burnt down to the ground.
[The judge] told Tompkins’ attorney, Paul Catsandonis: “She better pay it by the end of the week. Do you understand?” Tompkins told the court: “We lost everything. All we have is the clothes we jumped out of the window with.”
Source
Dang, that’s kinda heartless. Let a bitch get on her feet first, damn.
Jun
08
2008
In Touch Weekly has confirmed that days after the home that his ex girlfriend and son were living in burned down, he bought costar Val Kilmer a $100K car. Fiddy and Val got cool working on their new movie “Streets of Blood”. “Val was shocked. 50 is an amazing guy and incredibly generous.” 50 Cent’s producing partner Randall Emmett confirms to
In Touch Weekly.
Source
Hmm, maybe he should be worrying about his son having a place to live instead of trying to kick it to Val by buying him flashy presents.
Jun
03
2008
First 50 Cent’s house burned to the ground (thankfully the fire spared his son Marquis and ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins). A fire official initially called the blaze “definitely suspicious.” A firefighter agreed that there “is a strong — a strong, strong — possibility that it is suspicious.”
“The rapid movement of the fire. The volume of the fire . . . It was engulfed. The home was totally gutted,” Feld said, explaining why the fire might be the result of foul play.
Source 
After further investigation a gas container has been found at the site of the fire. 50 denies any involvement and his lawyer issued a statement saying, “Any suggestion that Mr. Jackson had anything whatsoever to do with the fire at his home is outrageous and offensive.” This of course comes on the heels of Shaniqua’s immediate accusal of 50. She believes he tried to kill her. You can view the video below.
Source
I would like to believe that regardless of how 50 feels about Shaniqua that he wouldn’t try to kill anyone…especially not his son. But I find it convenient that he’s filming a movie at the time of the fire (not long after threatening Shaniqua) and that he has yet to leave the set to see for himself that his son is OK. Something is really fishy.
Feb
05
2008
(Picture via Crunk ‘N Disorderly)
During a Pre-Super Bowl party that both 50 cent and Paris Hilton attended, the rapper made the heiress cry. He gave her a shout out during his set and when she hopped up from the crowd to share the stage with him he told her, “Get the fu@k off the stage!” She apparently left the stage crying.
Cue the world’s smallest violin. I spit out my Poland Springs when I first heard this cus it’s so damn funny. Then I felt embarrassed for her…for like a second. After which, I returned to my hysterical laughter.
Update: Fiddy denies kicking Paris off of the stage. Bossip
