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'''Curtis James Jackson III''' (born July 6, 1975),<ref name=allmusicbio>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/50-cent-mn0000919805/biography |title=50 Cent Biography |first=Jason |last=Birchmeier |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605081141/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/50-cent-mn0000919805/biography |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> known professionally as '''50 Cent''',{{#tag:ref|Sometimes abbreviated '''Fiddy''', reflecting his own [[AAVE]] pronunciation of "50". On ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'', he advised "white people who are trying to be cool" to pronounce "50" as "fifty" rather than "fiddy".<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29lUopky_XY |work=Late Night with Seth Meyers |title=A Public Service Announcement from Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson |via=YouTube |date=2015 }}</ref> |group="n"}} is an American rapper, actor, television producer, businessman, and ~~businessman~~record executive. Born in [[South Jamaica, Queens|South Jamaica]], a neighborhood of [[Queens]], Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his "debut" album ''[[Power of the Dollar]]'' for [[Columbia Records]]; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled and Jackson to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, ''[[Guess Who's Back?]]'' was discovered by Detroit rapper [[Eminem]], who signed Jackson to his label [[Shady Records]], an imprint of [[Dr. Dre]]'s [[Aftermath Entertainment]] and [[Interscope Records]] that same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2018 |title=Why 50 Cent Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/why-50-cent-is-one-of-the-greatest-of-all-time-news.46683.html?_amp |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=www.hotnewhiphop.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=50 Cent |url=https://www.biography.com/musician/50-cent |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Biography |language=en-us}}</ref>

His debut studio album, ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' (2003) was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], it spawned the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]-number one singles "[[In da Club]]" and "[[21 Questions]]" (featuring [[Nate Dogg]]), and received [[RIAA certification|nonuple platinum]] certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label [[G-Unit Records]], namesake of [[G-Unit|a hip hop group]] he formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, fellow East Coast rappers [[Lloyd Banks]] and [[Tony Yayo]]. His second album, ''[[The Massacre]]'' (2005) was met with similar success and supported by his third number-one single, "[[Candy Shop]]" (featuring [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]]). He adopted a lighter, further commercially- oriented approach for his third and fourth albums, ''[[Curtis (50 Cent album)|Curtis]]'' (2007) and ''[[Before I Self Destruct]]'' (2009)—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, ''[[Animal Ambition]]'' (2014). He has since focused on his career in television and media, having executive-produced and starred in the television series ''[[Power (TV series)|Power]]'' (2014–2020), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company [[G-Unit Films and Television Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.starz.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=982143 |title=Starz announces it extended Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson's exclusive premium overall deal |date=August 1, 2016 |access-date=October 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223259/http://ir.starz.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=982143 |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and won [[List of awards and nominations received by 50 Cent|several awards]], including a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]], thirteen [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], six [[World Music Awards]], three [[American Music Awards]] and four [[BET Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vibe.com/article/five-reasons-i-self-destruct-flopped |title=Five Reasons Before I Self Destruct Flopped |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |date=November 26, 2009 |access-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017042319/http://www.vibe.com/article/five-reasons-i-self-destruct-flopped |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his acting career, Jackson first starred in the semi-autobiographical film ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' (2005), which was critically panned. He was also cast in the war film ''[[Home of the Brave (2006 film)|Home of the Brave]]'' (2006), and the crime thriller ''[[Righteous Kill]]'' (2008). ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked Jackson as 17th on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list in 2023,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |first4= |last5= |first5= |last6= |first6= |last7= |first7= |last8= |first8= |last9= |first9= |date=2023-02-08 |title=50 Greatest Rappers of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-rappers-all-time/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> and named him the sixth top artist of the 2000s decade.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Artists of the Decade |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266420/artists-of-the-decade |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112192911/http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/ask-billboard-who-s-the-hot-100-s-king-elvis-1007955992.story?page=2 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' and "In da Club" in its lists of the "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Albums of the 2000s |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718/50-cent-get-rich-or-die-tryin-20110715 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723002852/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-20110718/50-cent-get-rich-or-die-tryin-20110715 |archive-date=July 23, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Songs of the 2000s |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/50-cent-in-da-club-20110616 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 17, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715182252/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-songs-of-the-aughts-20110617/50-cent-in-da-club-20110616 |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Jackson was born in the borough of [[Queens]], New York City, and raised in its [[South Jamaica, Queens|South Jamaica]] neighborhood<ref name=allmusicbio /> by his mother Sabrina. Sabrina, a drug dealer, raised Jackson until she died in a fire when Jackson was eight years old.<ref name=MSNBC>{{cite news|last=Samuels|first= Allison |date=February 21, 2007|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6959748/site/newsweek/ |title=The Flip Side of 50 Cent|publisher=[[Newsweek]] via [[MSNBC]]|access-date=May 22, 2007|archive-date=August 10, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810010334/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6959748/site/newsweek}}</ref><ref name=RS>{{cite magazine|author=Tourã  |date=April 3, 2003|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-cent-the-life-of-a-hunted-man-20030403 |title=The Life of a Hunted Man|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 5, 2015|archive-date=May 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523003637/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/50-cent-the-life-of-a-hunted-man-20030403}} (online is excerpt only)</ref> Jackson revealed in an interview that his mother was a lesbian.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 21, 2021|title=50 Cent denies accusations of homophobia – and explains why they 'sting'|url=http://attitude.co.uk/article/50-cent-denies-accusations-of-homophobia-and-explains-why-they-sting/25427/|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=Attitude.co.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 19, 2021|title=50 Cent interview: 'Too rich? There's no such thing'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/50-cent-interview-power-raising-kanan-b1883160.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717054748/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/50-cent-interview-power-raising-kanan-b1883160.html |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> After his mother's death and his father's departure, Jackson was raised by his grandparents.<ref name=OMM>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431969/50-cent/biography |title=50 Cent: Biography |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 8, 2010|archive-date=April 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420090243/http://www.billboard.com/artist/431969/50-cent/biography|url-status=live}}</ref>

He began boxing at about age 11, and when he was 14, a neighbor opened a boxing gym for local youth. "When I wasn't killing time in school, I was sparring in the gym or selling [[Crack cocaine | crack]] on the strip," Jackson remembered.<ref>Weiner, Jonah (August 2007). [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2760 33 Things You Should Know About 50 Cent] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218203444/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2760 |date=February 18, 2009 }}. ''Blender''. Retrieved September 30, 2007.</ref> He sold crack during primary school.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wegen Bidens Reichensteuer: 50 Cent unterstützt Donald Trump|language=de|work=FAZ.NET|url=https://www.faz.net/1.7010781|access-date=October 20, 2020|issn=0174-4909}}</ref> "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too ... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ."<ref name=MTV2>Reid, Shaheem (February 25, 2005). [http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_cent/news_feature_022505/ All Eyes on 50 Cent: The Sequel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123193610/http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_cent/news_feature_022505/ |date=November 23, 2014 }}. MTV. Accessed May 22, 2007.</ref>

At age 12, Jackson began dealing [[narcotic]]s when his grandparents thought he was in after-school programs,<ref>[http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity_interviews/50+Cent-13462.html The Phenomenon '50 Cent' Revealed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324015859/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity_interviews/50+Cent-13462.html |date=March 24, 2008 }}. Female First (February 1, 2006). Accessed May 21, 2008.</ref> and brought guns and drug money to school. In the tenth grade, he was caught by [[metal detector]]s at [[Andrew Jackson High School (Queens)|Andrew Jackson High School]]: "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that ... After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"<ref name=MTV>{{cite web |last1=Reid|first1=Shaheem |first2=Sway |last2=Calloway|first3=SuChin |last3=Pak |first4=Heather|last4=Parry |first5=Curtis |last5=Waller |date=February 12, 2003 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_Cent/news_feature_021203/index.jhtml |title=50 Cent: Money to Burn |publisher=MTV |access-date=May 22, 2007| archive-date=February 23, 2003| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030223015754/http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/50_Cent/news_feature_021203/index.jhtml}}</ref>

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His Farmington mansion located on 50 Poplar Hill Drive that he tried to sell for years filed for bankruptcy in Connecticut in 2015 listed an asking price for that property in 2012 at $10 million but was valued at $8.3 million in 2015. He first tried to sell the house in 2007 for $18.5 million, and dropped the price several times in the next five years, when it was on and off the market.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.courant.com/business/hc-50-cent-bankruptcy-20150713-story.html | title=Rapper 50 Cent Of Farmington Files For Bankruptcy | newspaper=Hartford Courant | access-date=February 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131204247/http://www.courant.com/business/hc-50-cent-bankruptcy-20150713-story.html | archive-date=January 31, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2011, Jackson reportedly made $10 million after using Twitter to promote a marketing company which he was part shareholder of. His endorsements company G Unit Brands Inc. revealed through a public SEC filing controls 12.9 per cent of H&H Imports, which is a parent company of TV Goods – the firm responsible for marketing his range of headphones, Sleek by 50 Cent. Jackson bought stock in the company on November 30, 2010, a week after it offered buyers 180 million shares at 17 cents each. Jackson later made a stock recommendation on Twitter, causing its share value to rise from four cents to nearly 50 cents ~~(32p)~~ each, closing on Monday at 39 cents ~~(25p)~~. Jackson was later investigated by the [[~~U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|~~Securities and Exchange Commission]] for breaching securities laws following his tweet which may have constituted allegations of [[~~Insider~~insider trading]] via his [[~~Pump~~pump and dump]] stock investment strategy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a9212/50-cent-stock-picks-4847777/ |title=Is 50 Cent a White-Collar Criminal? |work=Esquire |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |author=Kamer, Foster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215184931/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a9212/50-cent-stock-picks-4847777/ |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/50-cent-penny-stock-pump-dump/ |title=50 Cent: Penny Stock Pump & Dump? |publisher=CBS Money Watch |date=January 11, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216103347/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/50-cent-penny-stock-pump-dump/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/50-cent-makes-87-million-on-twitter-encourages-fans-to-invest-in-scheme_n_807327.html |title=50 Cent's Twitter Penny Stock Scheme: Makes $8.7 Million On H&H Importing By Encouraging Fans To Invest |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=May 25, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216211823/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/50-cent-makes-87-million-on-twitter-encourages-fans-to-invest-in-scheme_n_807327.html |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Jackson became a minority investor in Hang w/, a live video broadcasting mobile app used by dozens of celebrities to broadcast their daily activities and chat with fans. The app was downloaded more than 1 million times since its launch in March 2013 and had more than 1 million users {{as of|2015|February|lc=y}}. Other minority celebrity investors include former [[National Football League|NFL]] player [[Terrell Owens]] and record producer [[Timbaland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/13217102/2/50-cent-offers-his-two-cents-on-investing-and-lingerie.html |title=50 Cent Offers His Two Cents on Investing and Lingerie |work=The Street |date=July 14, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |author=Amy DiPierro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216003409/http://www.thestreet.com/story/13217102/2/50-cent-offers-his-two-cents-on-investing-and-lingerie.html |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webpronews.com/50-cent-invests-in-hang-w-live-streaming-app-2013-10/ |title=50 Cent Invests In Hang W/ Live Streaming App |publisher=Webpro |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216122744/http://www.webpronews.com/50-cent-invests-in-hang-w-live-streaming-app-2013-10/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/06/hang-w-app-for-broadcasting-live-video-easy/23022029/ |title=1 million people now using the Hang w/ app for broadcasting live video |work=USA Today |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709172041/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/06/hang-w-app-for-broadcasting-live-video-easy/23022029/ |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5923069/50-cent-teams-with-hang-w-app-for-live-streamed-sxsw |title=50 Cent Teams with Hang W/ App for Live Streamed SXSW Concert |magazine=Billboard |date=March 3, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |author=Pham, Alex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406183842/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5923069/50-cent-teams-with-hang-w-app-for-live-streamed-sxsw |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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===Boxing promotion===

On July 21, 2012, Jackson became a licensed [[boxing]] [[Promoter (entertainment)|promoter]] when he formed his new company, TMT (The Money Team). Licensed to promote in New York, he was in the process of being licensed in [[Nevada]] (where most major fights are held in the U.S.). A former amateur boxer, Jackson signed gold medalist and former featherweight champion [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]] and middleweight Olympic medalist [[Andre Dirrell]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Shlomo Sprung |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/50-cent-is-now-a-licensed-boxing-promoter-2012-7 |title=50 Cent Is Now A Licensed Boxing Promoter |work=Business Insider |date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117003921/http://www.businessinsider.com/50-cent-is-now-a-licensed-boxing-promoter-2012-7 |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 29, 2012, he and the boxer [[Floyd Mayweather ~~Jr.|Floyd Mayweather,~~ Jr.]], signed IBF featherweight champion [[Billy Dib]]. They unveiled plans to challenge the box-office dominance of [[mixed martial arts]] and change the landscape of boxing with TMT Promotions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/50-cent-floyd-mayweather-jr-plan-to-challenge-mma-for-box-office |title=50 Cent & Floyd Mayweather Jr. Sign IBF Featherweight Champion Billy Dib. Plan To Challenge MMA For Box Office Dominance & Change The Landscape Of Boxing With TMT Promotions |publisher=ThisIs50.com |date=July 29, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802225420/http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/50-cent-floyd-mayweather-jr-plan-to-challenge-mma-for-box-office |archive-date=August 2, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Boxer [[Zab Judah]] also expressed interest in making a deal with Jackson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8219934/zab-judah-nears-deal-promoter-50-cent |title=Zab Judah nears deal with promoter 50 Cent |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210175347/http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/8219934/zab-judah-nears-deal-promoter-50-cent |archive-date=December 10, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2012, Mayweather and Jackson parted company, with Jackson taking over the promotion company and founding SMS Promotions<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/8218715/TMT-Promotions-is-no-more-after-Floyd-Mayweather-and-Curtis-50-Cent-Jackson-split|title=TMT Promotions is no more after Floyd Mayweather and Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson split|access-date=March 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017020313/http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/8218715/TMT-Promotions-is-no-more-after-Floyd-Mayweather-and-Curtis-50-Cent-Jackson-split|archive-date=October 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> with Gamboa, Dirrell, Dib, [[James Kirkland (boxer)|James Kirkland]], Luis Olivares and Donte Strayhorn in his stable.

====Bankruptcy====

On July 13, 2015, Jackson filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut with a debt of $32,509,549.91.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/08/04/50-cent-bankruptcy-by-the-numbers/|title=50 Cent Bankruptcy: By The Numbers|work=[[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]]|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=December 7, 2015|first=Katy|last=Stech|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206235008/http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/08/04/50-cent-bankruptcy-by-the-numbers/|archive-date=December 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/07/13/rapper-50-cent-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/|title=Rapper 50 Cent Files For Bankruptcy Protection|work=[[Forbes]]|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=July 13, 2015|first=Hugh|last=McIntyre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714044548/http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/07/13/rapper-50-cent-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/|archive-date=July 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>''In re Curtis James Jackson III'', case no. 15-21233, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.</ref> On July 17, 2015, the Court issued an order allowing a creditor to proceed with the punitive damages phase of a trial against Jackson in a New York state court, in connection with the alleged release of a private video.<ref>Order Granting Relief from Stay, July 17, 2015, docket entry 20, ''In re Curtis James Jackson III'', case no. 15-21233, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.</ref> His assets were listed as between $10 million and $50 million in his bankruptcy petition, though he testified under oath that he is worth $4.4 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/50-cents-business-sense-1437160570 |title=50 Cent's Business Sense |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=February 10, 2016 |first=Alexandra |last=Wolfe |date=July 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708101631/https://www.wsj.com/articles/50-cents-business-sense-1437160570 |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ~~Citing~~He said that he had between $10 million and $50 million in debt, and the same amount in assets. Later in the week, Jackson's bankruptcy lawyers elucidated through the court documents that legal fees and judgments exceeding $20 million over the past year were the primary cause of the filing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/249496 |title=50 Cent's Bankruptcy Is a Lesson in Valuing What You Earn |work=Entrepreneur |date=August 13, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |last=Tobak |first=Steve |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215231955/http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/249496 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

His filings listed 32 entities that he ~~has~~had a stake in. The bankruptcy came days after a jury ordered him to pay $5 million to rapper Rick Ross's ex-girlfriend Lastonia Leviston for invading her privacy by posting online a sex tape of her and another man.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/08/14/50-cent-aims-to-keep-effen-vodka-deal-secret/ |title=50 Cent Aims to Keep Effen Vodka Deal Secret |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708084944/https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/08/14/50-cent-aims-to-keep-effen-vodka-deal-secret/ |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |url-status=live |last1=Gleason |first1=Stephanie }}</ref> In addition, Jackson lost a dispute over a failed business deal ~~to come to fruition to~~involving his Sleek headphones, where Jackson invested more than $2 million.<ref name="Gleason">{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/10/07/50-cent-seeks-75-million-over-headphones-fiasco/ |title=50 Cent Seeks $75 Million Over Headphones Fiasco |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=October 7, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |first=Stephanie |last=Gleason |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708102605/https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/10/07/50-cent-seeks-75-million-over-headphones-fiasco/ |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> An ex-partner accused Jackson of later stealing the design of the "Sleek by 50" headphones, prompting a judge to award the partner more than $17.2 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/11/50-cent-lawsuit-17-million-sleek-audio-lose-federal-judge-florida/ |title=Federal Judge To 50 Cent: Pay Up $17 Million You Owe In Lawsuit |publisher=Radar Online |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303085017/http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/11/50-cent-lawsuit-17-million-sleek-audio-lose-federal-judge-florida/ |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abi.org/feed-item/50-cent-discloses-ownership-in-adult-film-producer-headphone-ventures |title=50 Cent Discloses Ownership in Adult Film Producer, Headphone Ventures |publisher=American Bsnkruptcy Institute |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215200034/http://www.abi.org/feed-item/50-cent-discloses-ownership-in-adult-film-producer-headphone-ventures |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> His Connecticut bankruptcy filing ~~states~~stated that he ~~owns~~owned seven cars valued at more than $500,000, including a 2010 Rolls-Royce and a 1966 [[Chevrolet]] Coupe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/50-cent-bankruptcy-filing-lists-seven-cars-8-3-million-n403891 |title=50 Cent Bankruptcy Filing Lists Seven Cars, $8.3 Million Home |publisher=NBC |date=August 4, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027214126/https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/50-cent-bankruptcy-filing-lists-seven-cars-8-3-million-n403891 |archive-date=October 27, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> His expenses of $108,000 a month ~~include~~included $5,000 for gardening. ~~along~~He ~~with~~reported a monthly income of $185,000, mainly from royalties and income from his external businesses and investments. The court filing ~~says~~said he also ~~owes~~owed money to his stylist, his barber, and his fitness coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/04/50-cents-bankruptcy-papers-show-7-cars-businesses/ |title=50 Cent's bankruptcy papers show 7 cars, businesses in red |work=The San Diego Tribune |date=August 4, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216174807/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/04/50-cents-bankruptcy-papers-show-7-cars-businesses/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/50-cent-bankruptcy-papers-show-813010 |title=50 Cent's Bankruptcy Papers Show Seven Cars, Businesses in Red |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 4, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216080722/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/50-cent-bankruptcy-papers-show-813010 |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other details in the bankruptcy documents included information about two deals that sold the right to collect royalties of on-air play of his music. Half the rights to his portfolio were sold to the British independent music publishing company [[Kobalt Music Group]] for $3 million and the other half for another $3 million with the sales of his albums allowing Jackson to own 100 percent of the rights to the master recordings while paying only for distribution.<ref name="Stephanie Gleason">{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/08/05/50-cent-reveals-upcoming-album-and-financial-details-in-questioning/ |title=50 Cent Reveals Upcoming Album and Financial Details in Questioning |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |author=Stephanie Gleason |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708113337/https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/08/05/50-cent-reveals-upcoming-album-and-financial-details-in-questioning/ |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Zeisler & Zeisler, a Bridgeport law firm, represented 50 Cent in the bankruptcy, which later resulted in Jackson filing a $75 million lawsuit against his own lawyers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/business/hc-50-cent-bankruptcy-20150713-story.html |title=Rapper 50 Cent Of Farmington Files For Bankruptcy |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=February 10, 2016 |first=Mara |last=Lee |date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131204247/http://www.courant.com/business/hc-50-cent-bankruptcy-20150713-story.html |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He stated that his lawyers did a terrible job of representing him, specifically citing the fallout of his failed venture with Sleek Audio headphones. ~~and~~He accused Garvey Schubert Barer, a Wall Street law firm, of failing to "employ the requisite knowledge and skill necessary to confront the circumstances of the case".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/curtis-jackson-aka-50-cent-sues-garvey-schubert-barer-2015-10 |title=Bankrupt 50 Cent is suing his old lawyers for $75 million |work=Business Insider |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216012828/http://www.businessinsider.com/curtis-jackson-aka-50-cent-sues-garvey-schubert-barer-2015-10 |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vibe.com/2015/10/50-cent-hits-former-lawyers-with-75-million-lawsuit/ |title=50 Cent Hits Former Lawyers With $75 Million Lawsuit |work=Vibe |date=October 8, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2016 |last=Woods |first=Monesha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222094326/http://www.vibe.com/2015/10/50-cent-hits-former-lawyers-with-75-million-lawsuit/ |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://963kissfm.iheart.com/articles/premiere-urban-news-492139/50-cent-sues-former-lawyers-for-14016404/#ixzz3zqEAU1o4 |title=50 Cent Sues Former Lawyers For $75 Million |publisher=96.3 Kiss FM |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107145659/http://963kissfm.iheart.com/articles/premiere-urban-news-492139/50-cent-sues-former-lawyers-for-14016404/#ixzz3zqEAU1o4 |archive-date=November 7, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hiphopwired.com/2015/10/08/50-cent-files-75-million-lawsuit-against-former-lawyers/ |title=50 Cent Files $75 Million Lawsuit Against Former Lawyers |date=October 8, 2015 |publisher=Hip Hop Wired |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206200328/https://hiphopwired.com/2015/10/08/50-cent-files-75-million-lawsuit-against-former-lawyers/ |archive-date=February 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.360nobs.com/2015/10/50-cent-sues-his-old-law-firm-for-75-million/ |title=50 Cent sues Garvey Schubert Barer |date=October 7, 2015 |publisher=360nobs.com |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216042039/http://www.360nobs.com/2015/10/50-cent-sues-his-old-law-firm-for-75-million/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Gleason"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/curtis-jackson-aka-50-cent-sues-garvey-schubert-barer-2015-10 |title=Bankrupt 50 Cent is suing his old lawyers for $75 million |date=October 7, 2015 |work=Business Insider |access-date=February 10, 2016 |first=Erin |last=Fuchs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216012828/http://www.businessinsider.com/curtis-jackson-aka-50-cent-sues-garvey-schubert-barer-2015-10 |archive-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Jackson dated model Daphne Joy and had his second son, Sire Jackson, with her, on September 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rivera |first1=Zayda |date=March 9, 2015 |title=50 Cent's 2-year-old son lands $700,000 modeling contract |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/50-cent-2-year-old-son-lands-700-000-modeling-contract-article-1.2142982 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309215539/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/50-cent-2-year-old-son-lands-700-000-modeling-contract-article-1.2142982 |archive-date=March 9, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2015 |work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=50 Cent Returns to The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 (5/30/2014) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnz62f9GvqA&t=31m41s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027213714/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnz62f9GvqA&t=31m41s |archive-date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=March 10, 2015 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Birth Certificate |url=http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0712_Sire_Jackson_birth_certificate.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129105911/http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0712_Sire_Jackson_birth_certificate.pdf |archive-date=November 29, 2015 |access-date=March 14, 2015}}</ref> At the age of two years, Sire modeled for Kidz Safe, a headphone brand for kids, earning $700,000 through his contract.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Gerrick |date=March 13, 2015 |title=50 Cent's 2-year-old son makes more money than all of us |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-50-cents-2yearold-son-makes-more-money-than-all-of-us-20150313-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314042704/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-50-cents-2yearold-son-makes-more-money-than-all-of-us-20150313-story.html |archive-date=March 14, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2015 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

In 2024, on a post on Instagram to promote his [[Cognac]] brand, Jackson stated that he had been [[abstinence|practicing celibacy]]. Jackson stated: "My new idea is so big, I don’t have time to be distracted I’m practicing abstinence, I have been meditating and focusing on my goals."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Germain |first1=Tabie |title=50 Cent Opens Up About His Journey with Celibacy |url=https://www.bet.com/article/ktmj90/50-cent-opens-up-about-being-celibate |website=BET |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=5 September 2024}}</ref> Jackson further clarified his stance during an appearance on [[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]], stating, "Listen, when you calm down you can focus....I’ve been good to me."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cartwright |first1=Megan |title=50 Cent Addresses Celibacy and Never Marrying |url=https://www.newsweek.com/50-cent-celibacy-marriage-late-show-stephen-colbert-1949236 |website=Newsweek |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=5 September 2024}}</ref> In the same interview, Jackson also opened up about his decision to not marry, stating that, "I'm safe. I’m not a happy hostage. I’m here. I’m free. I made some mistakes, just not that one....I want someone I can love in my life too, just not right now, I'm fine."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=50 Cent Talks Debut Novel, Celibacy and Never Getting Married on 'Late Show': 'I'm Not a Happy Hostage' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/50-cent-late-show-debut-novel-celibacy-never-getting-married-1235767905/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 September 2024 |date=5 September 2024}}</ref>

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Jackson filed a lawsuit against an advertising company, Traffix of [[Pearl River, New York]], on July 21, 2007, for using his image in a promotion he said threatened his safety. He was alerted by a staff member to an Internet advertisement on a [[Myspace]] page. According to court documents, the advertisement had a cartoon image of the rapper with "Shoot the rapper and you will win $5000 or five ring tones guaranteed". Although the ad did not use his name, the image allegedly resembled him and suggested that he endorsed the product. The lawsuit, calling the ad a "vile, tasteless and despicable" use of Jackson's image which "quite literally call[ed] for violence against him", sought unspecified [[punitive damages]] and a permanent injunction against the use of his image without permission.<ref>{{cite news |author=CBC Arts |url=~~http~~https://www.cbc.ca/~~arts~~news/~~music~~entertainment/~~story/2007/07/21/50cent~~50-~~lawsuit~~cent-says-ad-threatens-his-life-files-lawsuit-1.~~html~~650421 |title=50 Cent says ad threatens his life, files lawsuit |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=July 21, 2007 |access-date=December 8, 2012 |url-status=~~dead~~live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127011438/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/21/50cent-lawsuit-ad.html |archive-date=November 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070911043335/http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jul20/0%2C4670%2CPeople50Cent%2C00.html 50 Cent Sues over 'Shoot the Rapper']. Fox News (July 20, 2007). Retrieved December 17, 2015.</ref>

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=== Fat Joe ===

In connection to his feud with Ja Rule, 50 Cent also took aim at fellow New York rapper [[Fat Joe]], a high -profile collaborator of Ja Rule's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/50-cent-fat-joe-christmas-new-york-knicks|title=50 Cent and Fat Joe Seated Next to Each Other During Christmas New York Knicks Game|website=[[Complex Networks]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-02-10/272594/50-cent-regrets-dragging-fat-joe-into-ja-rule-beef|title=50 Cent regrets dragging Fat Joe into Ja Rule beef|first=DJ First|last=Class|website=Revolt.tv}}</ref> The feud took aim at Fat Joe following his 2002 track [[What's Luv?]] featuring Ja Rule and [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]. Fat Joe had also continued his collaboration with [[Murder Inc. (rap group)|Murder Inc.]] on his 2004 track "New York" featuring [[Jadakiss]], prompting a diss track aimed at Fat Joe from 50 Cent on his 2005 album [[The Massacre]] entitled [[Piggy Bank (song)|Piggy Bank]]. Fat Joe later responded with the track "My Fofo" on his album [[All or Nothing (Fat Joe album)|All or Nothing]] released later that same year. Tensions boiled over during the [[2005 MTV Video Music Awards]] when Fat Joe presented the award for best Hip Hop Video, in which he told the audience "I feel so safe tonight with all this police protection courtesy of [[G-Unit]]". 50 Cent later retaliated with a profanity-laden diatribe following his performance of the song [[So Seductive]] with fellow G-Unit artist [[Tony Yayo]], exclaiming "Fat Joe's a pussy man! [...] Pussy Boy, Nigga What?!". The feud later affected Fat Joe financially as he sought to secure a $20 million contract endorsing [[Air Jordan]] sneakers in early 2005, [[Michael Jordan]] himself later cancelled the contract following the VMA incident as he was in fear of conflict with 50 Cent or any other affiliates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/fat-joe-book-of-jose-memoir-50-cent-g-unit-beef|title=Fat Joe on the VMAs Dust-Up with 50 Cent That Cost Him $20 Million|date=November 14, 2022 }}</ref> Following this; little action was taken on either side as the feud seemed to calm down by 2011. Murder Inc. executive [[Irv Gotti]] later expressed anger at Fat Joe following his proposal to quell their longstanding feud with G-Unit in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI1LqJY_E5M|title=Irv Gotti Cussed Out Fat Joe for Trying to Squash Their Beef with 50 Cent (Flashback)|website=[[YouTube]] |date=August 21, 2023 }}</ref> In 2012;, 50 Cent approached Fat Joe in talks of ending the feud following the two agreeing to perform at a memorial ceremony for then ~~recently~~-recently deceased music executive [[Chris Lighty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFYE8yd_w5I|title=Fat Joe on Ending 50 Cent Beef: We Did What Israel and Palestine Couldn't (Flashback)|website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 29, 2023 }}</ref> Despite the prior history between the two, 50 Cent and Fat Joe became close friends and business associates shortly thereafter despite Fat Joe's lengthy connections with Ja Rule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/fat-joe-50-cent-beef-new-york-suge-knight|title=FAT JOE SALUTES 50 CENT FOR BEEFING WITH HIM: 'I HAD THE PERSONA OF NEW YORK SUGE KNIGHT'|date=July 29, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-10-11/329761/fat-joe-admits-50-cent-has-one-of-the-greatest-albums-of-all-time|title=Fat Joe admits 50 Cent has one of the greatest albums of all time despite past beef|first=Oumou|last=Fofana|website=Revolt.tv}}</ref>

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