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  • July 2008

    • 50 Cent Sues Taco Bell for Big Change

      E! Online  |  Jul 24, 08 10:27 AM CDT

      50 Cent Sues Taco Bell for Big Change

      (Newser) - Rapper 50 Cent is suing Taco Bell for $4 million over a guerrilla ad campaign, reports E! Online. The fast food giant wrote Fiddy, suggesting he change his name to 79, 89, or 99 Cent for a price promotion. By releasing the letter to the media, he claims Taco Bell unfairly traded on his brand, "diluting the value of his good name." More »

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      rapper  • 50 Cent  • Taco Bell  • KFC  • Pizza Hut

  • June 2008

    • 50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M

      New York Daily News  |  Jun 21, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M

      (Newser) - 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his ex by a restraining order issued yesterday—denies the allegations and complains she hasn't let him see his son since the fire. More »

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      celebrity  • lawsuit  • arson  • rapper  • defamation  • Long Island  • 50 Cent

  • May 2008

    • 50 Cent Home Engulfed in 'Suspicious' Fire

      Newsday  |  May 30, 08 9:08 AM CDT

      50 Cent Home Engulfed in 'Suspicious' Fire

      (Newser) - The multimillion-dollar, lawsuit-entangled New York home from which rapper 50 Cent was attempting to evict his son and baby mama went up in “definitely suspicious” flames early this morning, Newsday reports. An eyewitness told Newsday that the 32-year-old’s ex, Shaniqua Tompkins, and 10-year-old son were among six in the sprawling Long Island estate who suffered smoke inhalation. "She was all right," he said, adding: "But she was angry." More »

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      celebrity  • investigation  • arson  • fire  • 50 Cent  • Queens, New York

  • April 2008

    • 14-Year-Old Boy Sues 50 Cent

      Reuters  |  Apr 10, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      14-Year-Old Boy Sues 50 Cent

      (Newser) - 50 Cent and Universal Music Group were sued yesterday for promoting a "gangsta lifestyle" that encourages violence. The plaintiff: 14-year-old James Rosemond, who was assaulted on a Manhattan sidewalk by 50's fellow G-Unit member Tony Yayo. Rosemond is the son of a record exec whose label represents The Game, a former colleague of 50 Cent who has since become a rival rapper. More »

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      violence  • hip-hop  • assault  • rap music  • Universal Music Group  • 50 Cent  • Tony Yayo

  • March 2008

    • 50 Cent Battles Desert Gangsters in Video Game

      MTV  |  Mar 26, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      50 Cent Battles Desert Gangsters in Video Game

      (Newser) - 50 Cent has a new video game coming out in the fall in which he battles international gangsters in desert warfare, MTV News reports. "Blood in the Sand" follows the hop-hop star's “Bulletproof” of 2005, though it's not being pitched as a sequel. Details of the game’s plot are on tight lockdown, but Vivendi says that unlike “Bulletproof”—a fictional extension of 50’s criminal past—“Blood" will have the rapper fighting crime syndicates. More »

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      video game  • hip-hop  • rapper  • 50 Cent  • Vivendi  • Tony Yayo

  • January 2008
  • November 2007

    • Your Heart Won't Go On

      Associated Press  |  Nov 11, 07 4:12 PM CST

      Your Heart Won't Go On

      (Newser) - Anyone heard Hollywood's radio silence lately? Movie tunes like "My Heart Will Go On," "Up Where We Belong," and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" aren't ruling the airwaves like before. And star directors like Cameron Crowe and Wes Anderson are opting for known tunes to carry their flicks. Why? It starts with radio's splintering over the past decade, AP reports. More »

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      radio  • Sirius  • 50 Cent  • Celine Dion  • Wes Anderson

  • September 2007
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