Rapper 50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy

menier111 Published 07/14/2015

The 40-year-old rapper, filed for chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court

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The rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, halting a dispute over a sex tape.
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Jurors said last week that Mr. Jackson should pay $5 million to Ms. Leviston, who said that Mr. Jackson violated her privacy by posting a sex tape of her online. Mr. Jackson’s lawyers dispute the amount of the verdict.
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The skeletal, five-page bankruptcy petition didn’t reference the lawsuit. Generally, filing for bankruptcy protection halts lawsuits and collection efforts.
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Mr. Jackson estimates that his assets and debts, which were not itemized, are worth between $10 million and $50 million, court papers said.
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50 Cent put his boxing promotion company, SMS Promotions LLC, into bankruptcy protection on May 26. The maneuver was related to the 2010 sex tape lawsuit.

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The rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, halting a dispute over a sex tape.