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50 Cent has officially been cleared of any wrongdoing in the fire that destroyed the Long Island Mansion that housed his son Marquise and the mother of his child, Shaniqua Tompkins.
thisis50.com, reports that “the police department and insurance investigators ruled that there is absolutely no proof or evidence suggesting that Curtis Jackson or any affiliated parties were involved. Curtis Jackson has just been cleared of all the accusations. The investigation will continue until the guilty party is found.”
The $1.4 million dollar estate was suspiciously set ablaze in May 2008 sending both Tompkins and Marquise to the hospital. While 50 was in the process of trying to get Tompkins evicted from the house prior to the incident, he denied having anything to do with it, instead pointing his finger at his ex. Tompkins did the same, which resulted in both filing restraining orders against one another.
50 Cent and Lil' Kim have been hit with a $2 million lawsuit by producer Carlos "Phantom of the Beats" Evans, who claims he was never paid royalties for producing the hit single "Magic Stick."
The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan State Supreme Court by Carols Evans, who claims he signed an agreement to produce and mix "Magic Stick," featured on Lil Kim's 2003 album La Bella Mafia.
Evans claims he was paid $7,500 for his production work on the single, which hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over two million copies.
He hasn't seen any royalties since the album's release in 2003.
"It was one of the hottest tracks on that album, and I didn't collect my royalties," Evans said.According to 50 Cent's lawyer Theodore Sedlmayr, the issue is an accounting issue, because Evans used a sample in "Magic Stick."
"Atlantic is trying to get it straightened out," Sedlmayr said. "If after the accounting Mr. Evans is entitled to anything, he'll get it then."
Police arrested a man who claimed to be affiliated with 50 Cent, after shots were fired during an argument over a chain given to him by the rapper.
The Hartford police arrested Dwayne McKenzie, 26, early Friday morning in Hartford for firing a 40 caliber Glock during a dispute with 25-year-old Adolfo Yepez.
McKenzie told officers that he argued with Yepez, who pushed him and stole his platinum chain with diamonds, which was valued at $100,000.
No injuries were reported during the incident, which occurred at 1:50 a.m.
McKenzie, who told authorities that he lives at 50 Cent’s mansion in Farmington, is charged with one count of unlawful discharge of a fire arm and first-degree reckless endangerment.
According to police spokeswoman Nancy Mulroy, officers were called to the scene of the incident by people who saw McKenzie fire the Glock among a crowd of 10 to 20 people.
"We are not going to tolerate people, whoever they are, firing any kind of fire arm randomly out in the city of Hartford," Mulroy told the Courant. "It was fortunate no one was injured."
Once they arrived, authorities subdued McKenzie and found the gun in his front pants pocket. Although McKenzie, who had a permit for the weapon, said he didn’t fire the gun, Mulroy stated that the police checked the weapon and noticed it was missing three rounds.
Yepez told police that McKenzie pulled out a gun and waved it in the air during the argument and added that he heard a blast as he started running.
Yepez soon ran into a police sergeant, who took him into custody and recovered the chain, Mulroy said.
McKenzie’s platinum chain and the Glock are at police headquarters, according to the Courant.
Yepez is charged with third-degree robbery. Both men are currently free on bond.
They are scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Hartford on Aug. 14, police said.
50 Cent has launched a $1 million lawsuit against an advertising company which began airing a game called Shoot the Rapper, mostly seen on sites like myspace. Online advertising company Traffix Inc allegedly used an image of 50 Cent in a pop-up game and this unauthorized usage has irked 50.
50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, brought the suit against the company on Friday. His lawyer Peter Raymond agreed that the promotion does not use his client’s name, but the likeness is there for all to see. “For all those reasons, he is personally offended,” said Mr Raymond.
Chocolate Magazine is reporting that 50 Cent fears for his life after rival Kenneth 'Supreme' McGriff - who is believed to have plotted to kill him once before -escaped the death sentence for two murders.
50, dealt drugs for McGriff before shooting to fame.The rapper now believes McGriff will come after him for revealing his illegal activities in his raps.
McGriff was linked to a gun attack on 50 Cent in 2000, police suspect. Plus a special agent claimed to have uncovered another plot by McGriff to kill him in 2003.
50 Cent has officially been cleared of any wrongdoing in the fire that destroyed the Long Island Mansion that housed his son Marquise and the mother of his child, Shaniqua Tompkins.
