This prompted 50 Cent to file for bankruptcy this past fall. Leviston sued 50 Cent for using her image without permission and was awarded millions in compensatory and punitive damages. But then he went too far and released a sex tape of Rick Ross's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, Lavonia Leviston. He replied with insult songs and parody videos, mocking Ross. It was just a normal rap attack, slinging insults in rhyme.īut 50 Cent needed to put in his two cents. In 2009, Rick Ross got the rivalry with 50 Cent started by calling him names on his album. To really understand this story, we must go back to the beginning of this rivalry. Now 50 Cent is saying Rick Ross, or William Roberts, infringed his copyright for the hit 'In Da Club,' using it without permission to freestyle jabs at 50 Cent when the song's creator lost a lawsuit. This lawsuit is part of a series of musical, legal, and personal battles between the two that spans years and has gotten 50 in some pretty serious trouble recently. Jury selection for the trial will start on May 26, and the two-week trial will follow in June.Rapper 50 Cent, or Curtis Jackson, is suing his longtime rival Rick Ross for copyright infringement, according to TMZ. Jackson previously tried to have the case dismissed but proved unsuccessful.

Jackson blurred out Murray’s image but not Leviston’s, altering the video to include himself as his “Pimpin’ Curly” character to taunt Ross before uploading it to YouTube, where it amassed 3.2 million viewers.

Leviston said that the mental and emotional distress almost led her to commit suicide.Īccording to court papers, the video found its way into Jackson’s hands through Murray, who gave him the tape in 2009 after he recognised Leviston as Ross’s ex-girlfriend. Leviston sued the rapper for emotional distress in 2010 after he posted the video, which saw her having sex with an ex-boyfriend, Maurice Murray. The ongoing feud eventually led Jackson to upload a sex tape to YouTube in revenge featuring Lastonia Leviston, ex-girlfriend of Ross and mother to one of his children. The feud was sparked when Ross accused the artist, otherwise known as Curtis Jackson, of – yes -looking at him the wrong way the BET Awards in 2009.

The rapper’s feud with Ross has landed him a court date in June.ĥ0 Cent’s had so many feuds there’s even a Wikipedia page dedicated to them, but the fallout from his feud with Rick Ross has landed him a court date, according to the New York Daily News.

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