50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy

PENNILESS

Updated Apr. 14, 2017 10:26AM EDT / Published Jul. 13, 2015 10:57AM EDT

David McNew / Reuters

Curtis Jackson, a.k.a. 50 Cent, filed for bankruptcy Monday in the middle of an expensive settlement over a sex tape. Jackson is seeking Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Connecticut on liabilities estimated between $10 million and $50 million. On Sunday, Jackson reportedly paid $5 million to a woman who sued him over a sex tape. Lastonia Leviston alleged that Jackson obtained a 13-minute sex tape she made with her boyfriend, added commentary, and shared it online without her permission.

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50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy

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