Curtis James Jackson, III

  1. January 30, 2017

    50 Cent Fights Reed Smith Fee Claim With $32M Suit

    Rapper 50 Cent slapped Reed Smith LLP with an adversary complaint in his bankruptcy proceeding on Friday, saying his former counsel owes $32 million for several missteps in a lawsuit over a leaked sex tape and for charging excessive attorneys' fees during the case.

  2. December 02, 2016

    Garvey Schubert Pays 50 Cent $14M To End Malpractice Suit

    Garvey Schubert Barer has agreed to pay rapper 50 Cent $14.5 million to settle his malpractice claim alleging the firm's attorneys botched their representation of him in licensing negotiations and arbitration disputes with a headphones maker in which the bankrupted entertainer had invested.

  3. October 18, 2016

    50 Cent Objects To $609K Fee Request In Sex-Tape Row

    Rapper 50 Cent asked a New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to quash a request for around $609,000 in legal fees from Reed Smith, saying the firm did not provide enough services to warrant the fees in defending him in a leaked sex-tape scandal.

  4. September 09, 2016

    50 Cent Says Woman Reneging On Sex Tape Deal

    The woman whom 50 Cent gave $6 million in a bankruptcy settlement in exchange for dropping a sex tape lawsuit is reneging on their agreement by attempting to recoup attorneys' fees, the rapper told a Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Thursday.

  5. August 17, 2016

    Ch. 11 Can't Block 50 Cent Sex Tape Fee Row, Woman Says

    A woman who won a $7 million judgment against 50 Cent for his releasing a private sex tape argued on Tuesday that the rapper's bankruptcy settlement doesn't let his attorneys out of paying her fees as punishment for stalling the sex tape trial.

  6. August 15, 2016

    50 Cent Says 'P.I.M.P.' Suit Blocked By Bankruptcy Shield

    50 Cent’s attorneys sought sanctions Monday in Connecticut bankruptcy court against a music producer and his manager for attempting to prosecute a copyright suit accusing the rapper of unlawfully sampling a composition in his 2003 hit song "P.I.M.P."

  7. July 07, 2016

    50 Cent Gets Final Nod For $23.4M Ch. 11 Bankruptcy Plan

    Rapper 50 Cent received final approval for his $23.4 million Chapter 11 reorganization plan on Thursday from a Connecticut bankruptcy judge who said the plan was reached in good faith and will satisfy creditors, almost one year after the rapper filed for bankruptcy.

  8. July 07, 2016

    50 Cent Boasts No Objections To $23.4M Bankruptcy Plan

    Rapper 50 Cent urged a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to approve a $23.4 million reorganization plan on Tuesday, saying there were no objections to the plan, which would make payments to an audio company, SunTrust Bank and a woman who accused him of unlawfully posting a sex tape.

  9. May 19, 2016

    50 Cent's $23.4M Bankruptcy Exit Gets Initial Approval

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge gave rapper 50 Cent the green light Wednesday to solicit creditors on his $23.4 million reorganization plan, calling the case a model of what lawmakers intended in Chapter 11 proceedings.

  10. April 12, 2016

    50 Cent Sex Tape Victim Expects $6M Recovery In Ch. 11

    The woman who won a $7 million from 50 Cent for publishing her sex tape told a Connecticut bankruptcy judge Tuesday that she expects to recover $6 million when the rapper's Chapter 11 plan is confirmed but wants to preserve her rights to the jury verdict in the event things go awry.